- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals
- May 23, 2013
- After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court.
- Lawrence High grad Srinivasan nears confimation to federal appeals court in D.C.
- May 16, 2013
- Lawrence High School graduate Sri Srinivasan won unanimous approval Thursday from the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve on the powerful federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. By Scott Rothschild
- Court won’t shorten sentence of felon in KU tickets case
- April 12, 2013
- A federal judge refused Friday to shorten the sentence of a former Kansas University athletics consultant caught up in a $2 million ticket scalping conspiracy, rejecting defense claims that Thomas Blubaugh’s former attorney did a poor job representing him.
- LHS grad sails through judicial hearing
- April 11, 2013
- President Barack Obama’s nominee to a federal appeals court faced no outright opposition from Republican senators during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, pledged his endorsement to Sri Srinivasan, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also was supportive.
- Weekend wrap-up: Lawrence woman sentenced for letting child crash car; guilty verdict in New Year’s Day shooting
- April 5, 2013
- A wrap-up of this week’s cases in Douglas and Jefferson county courts. Click on the highlighted links to see full stories with more details.
- Weekend wrap-up: Lawrence woman guilty of driving car into house, juveniles charged in robbery at gunpoint
- March 31, 2013
- A wrap-up of cases this week in Douglas and Jefferson County courts. Click on highlighted links to see full stories with details.
- Franklin County sheriff announces resignation; criminal charges still pending
- March 21, 2013
- Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Curry announced his intention to resign at a hearing for his removal Thursday in Franklin County District Court. By Shaun Hittle
- Deanell Tacha one of two attorneys selected to mediate Kansas school finance lawsuit
- March 11, 2013
- Attorneys involved in a Kansas school finance lawsuit on Monday announced they had picked the dean of Pepperdine University’s law school and a Topeka attorney to serve as mediators to settle the case. By The Associated Press
- KBI arrests Franklin County sheriff and deputy on obstruction of justice charges
- 05:47 p.m., February 27, 2013 Updated 08:37 p.m.
- Franklin County Sheriff Jeffry Curry and Deputy Jerrod W. Fredricks were arrested by the KBI on Wednesday on felony charges of interfering with a law enforcement officer, though no details of the allegations were made public. By Ian Cummings
- Lawsuit alleging age discrimination at KU dismissed
- February 26, 2013
- A lawsuit filed by a former Kansas University employee who alleged age discrimination was dismissed earlier this month in Douglas County District Court. By Shaun Hittle
- Weekend wrap-up: Attempted rape charges downgraded; three face charges in home invasion
- January 26, 2013
- An attempted rape charge against a 31-year-old man is dropped down to aggravated sexual battery, three Lawrence men face felony charges in a Jan. 17 home invasion, and three people in Jefferson County are charged with misdemeanors stemming from a stolen truck and an attempt to steal scrap metal.
- Convicted murderer in court Tuesday to challenge prison sentence, claims inadequate defense
- January 21, 2013
- A former Kansas State University English professor convicted of killing his ex-wife in 2003 at her home north of Lawrence will be in court again Tuesday. He has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of his prison sentence.Thomas E. Murray, 56, is serving a sentence of 25 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of Carmin Ross, whose body was discovered Nov. 14, 2003, in her home in the 1800 block of East 1150 Road. A Douglas County jury in 2005 convicted Murray of first-degree murder. By Ian Cummings
- Kansas Court of Appeals panel sides with Douglas County quarry on permit issue
- January 18, 2013
- In a long-running dispute, a panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a decision that granted a permit for a quarry operation in Douglas County. By Scott Rothschild
- Rare instance of missing record causes problems for plaintiff in Douglas County court
- January 11, 2013
- The Jefferies family said they needed a transcript of what happened in their court hearing, and were unlucky to find it was never recorded. By Ian Cummings
- Conviction affirmed of man sentenced for robbing Lawrence convenience store
- January 11, 2013
- A panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the conviction of a man sentenced in the 2009 robbery of a Lawrence convenience store. By Scott Rothschild.
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