Here's the dead-tree legal gambit to practice courtroom advocacy rather than journalism . . . Check-it:
In its filing, The Star asked a Johnson County District Court judge to unseal all exhibits filed under seal as a result of an agreement between lawyers representing Attorney General Kris Kobach and abortion providers, while allowing appropriate redactions to exclude patients’ names and personal information.
The suit, filed in 2023, challenges strict state requirements mandating that providers survey patients seeking an abortion, share medically inaccurate or unproven information with people considering the procedure, and require them to wait at least 24 hours before receiving an abortion. Enforcement of the new restrictions adopted by the Legislature has been halted while the suit works its way through the courts. “The public has a right to know what is happening in judicial proceedings,” Star Executive Editor Greg Farmer said. “The efforts in this case to hide records from public view are an attack on long-established democratic principles.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
The KC Star moves to intervene in Kansas abortion lawsuit over hidden court records
The Kansas City Star has intervened in a lawsuit over access to records in a civil dispute between Planned Parenthood and the state of Kansas.
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