News Releases
Federal judge strikes down Biden amnesty program in response to Kobach lawsuit
TOPEKA - (Nov. 8, 2024) - A federal judge in Texas yesterday sided with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a coalition of 15 other state attorneys general by striking down a Biden administration program that would have granted amnesty to illegal aliens married to U.S. citizens.
11/08/2024
Kobach leads 27-state coalition asking Supreme Court to expedite Virginia voter registration case
TOPEKA - (Oct. 29, 2024) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach lead a coalition of attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll.
10/29/2024 9:00 AM
AG’s Office secures guilty plea, 21-year sentence in attempted murder case
PRATT – (Oct. 28, 2024) – Samuel Lee Hall will serve more than 21 years in prison for the attempted murder of Ana Oviedo-Baltazar, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced.
10/28/2024 10:00 AM
Kobach argues against Biden-Harris Obamacare rule in federal court
Bismarck, ND – (October 15, 2024) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today asked the U.S. District Court in North Dakota to temporarily stop the Biden-Harris administration from implementing a regulation that would give Obamacare to illegal aliens.
10/15/2024 3:08 PM
Kobach, AG coalition question pediatrics academy on possible violations of gender care recommendations
TOPEKA - (September 26, 2024) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a coalition of 20 state attorneys general are putting the American Academy of Pediatrics on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection laws over the AAP’s recommendation that puberty blockers are safe.
09/26/2024
Georgia man faces charges for retail theft
TOPEKA - (Sept. 24, 2024) - A Georgia man charged with identity theft, criminal use of a financial card, and conspiracy to commit criminal use of a financial card, entered his first appearance in a Kansas courtroom Monday afternoon, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced.
09/25/2024
Chautauqua County USD 286 board fined for open meetings violations
TOPEKA – (September 19, 2024) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that members of the Chautauqua County Community Unified School District Board of Education agreed in a consent order that they violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
09/19/2024
Cowley County man pleads guilty to 1980 murder
TOPEKA – (September 13, 2024) –Steven L. Hanks, 70 of Burden, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for the 1980 murder of 23-year-old Mary Robin Walter.
09/13/2024
County Attorney pleads guilty, agree to resign from office
TOPEKA – (September 4, 2024) –The Kansas Attorney General’s Office today secured guilty pleas from former Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston on charges of misuse of public funds and a sales tax violation. A conviction of misuse of public funds requires forfeiture of office.
09/04/2024
News releases issued prior to 2023 are available through an archive hosted by the Kansas State Library.