Douglas Stripp Missouri Distinguished Prof. of Law, @UMKCLaw; Former Judge, Kan. Ct. App.; 2014 Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence (https://t.co/3luJfxCtM2).
Aug 16, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Thanks to Jessica for her great reporting and for giving us these statements from the KBI and County Attorney. There's some legalese here, so let's look at the messages we can take away from them. 1/
The County Attorney says that the affidavit used to get the search warrant was insufficient "to establish a legally sufficient nexus between the alleged crime and the places searched and the items seized." 2/
Jun 21, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This op-ed last week from Prof. @steve_vladeck raises a troubling issue for rule-of-law values: the Supreme Court has overruled lower courts in several cases in unexplained temporary orders that have huge consequences. 1/ nytimes.com/2020/06/17/opi…
One of the values of courts as an institution is that we explain why we have ruled for one side or another. That lets you check our work—does the explanation hold up? Transparence and providing explanations are also key ingredients to procedural justice. 2/
Apr 11, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
In these unusual times, many must do unusual things. The justice system must too, and I want to talk a bit about what it takes to get that done. This morning, the Kansas Supreme Court held its first Zoom oral argument—in a case filed three days ago. 1/ #ksleg#kscourts
I have no involvement in the case heard today, but I'm on the Kansas Court of Appeals. We too want to do some electronic oral arguments, so we've been working with the court's IT staff and our Supreme Court. As of midweek this week, we were still working through issues. 2/2
