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7 Oct 2015, 4:34 pm by Amy Howe
Without giving Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt an opportunity to respond, Sotomayor spoke directly to Scalia, telling him coolly, “I doubt any juror has heard that maxim. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 7:20 am by Addison Morris
Justice Sonia Sotomayor [official profile] issued an order blocking same-sex marriage [JURIST report] in Kansas earlier this week, after Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt [official website] asked the court for an injunction. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 7:39 am by Colleen Mallick
[JURIST] US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor [official profile] on Monday issued an order [order, PDF] blocking gay marriage in Kansas after Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt [official website] asked the US Supreme Court [official website] for an injunction. [read post]
8 Nov 2014, 9:22 pm by Lyle Denniston
The attorney general of Kansas, Derek Schmidt, said on Friday that he will go to the Supreme Court “before Tuesday” with a plea for delay of such marriages in that state. [read post]
13 Oct 2014, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
However, on Friday (Oct. 10) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a petition (full text) for issuance of a writ of mandamus to stop the Johnson County order from taking effect, and asking the Kansas Supreme Court to decide the issue. [read post]
8 Aug 2014, 2:31 pm by Kent Scheidegger
Supreme Court to review three recent Kansas Supreme Court decisions that overturned death sentences imposed on two convicted murderers in Wichita and one in Great Bend, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 11:35 am by Kim Dayton
Via the Kansas City Star: Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says elderly residents will have new protections against fraud and financial abuse under a new state law. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 3:55 pm by Amy Howe
  Arguing on behalf of the state, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt fielded several questions from Justices Scalia and Kennedy about whether his proposed rule would apply more broadly. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 7:54 am by Sam Favate
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt called for an investigation, but said he can’t determine exactly what was destroyed and whether any state law was violated, the Kansas City Star noted. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 10:15 am by Nathan Koppel
Update: Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has issued the following statement:  “It appears that the Court declared a duly-enacted Kansas statute unconstitutional without engaging in the fact-finding one would expect before reaching such a conclusion. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 5:29 am
[JURIST] Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt [official website] sent a letter [text] on Wednesday to Florida Attorney General Pamela Bondi [official website] requesting that Florida add Kansas as an additional party plaintiff to its lawsuit [complaint, PDF; JURIST news archive] challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care reform law [HR 3590 text; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 9:51 am
Derek Schmidt’s candidacy for attorney general. [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 9:29 am by Steve Hall
Also, it is opposed by Attorney General Steve Six, and the death penalty law was drafted by Gov. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 7:54 am by Steve Hall
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six opposes ending the death penalty, telling the Wichita Eagle that the death penalty is "a just punishment. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 9:33 am by Steve Hall
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to conduct hearings in January on a bill to repeal the 15-year-old law.Opponents of the current law advanced a bill to the Senate floor during the 2009 session, but the measure wilted amid challenges from Democratic Attorney General Steve Six and Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, an Independence Republican seeking the 2010 nomination for attorney general.Fifteen states have no capital punishment statute,… [read post]
17 Mar 2009, 7:47 am
But Attorney General Steve Six has called the analysis flawed, and supporters of the existing law have questioned whether a repeal would really save money. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 8:20 am
That announcement was made Wednesday by Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, an Independence Republican. [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 6:59 pm
These are some astonishing allegations," Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt said. [read post]