Latest Kris Kobach News

15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage

Aug. 08, 2024 19:53 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act's health insurance. The...

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

Jul. 05, 2024 13:15 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The pair of...

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Jul. 02, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that...