GANNON v. STATE

No. 113,267.

368 P.3d 1024 (2016)

303 Kan. 682

Luke GANNON, by his next friends and guardians, et al., Appellees, v. STATE of Kansas; Ron Estes, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as Kansas State Treasurer; and Jim Clark, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

February 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Phillips , assistant attorney general, was on the brief for appellant Ron Estes.

Daniel J. Carroll , and Philip R. Michael , of the Kansas Department of Administration, and Tim Keck , and Brant Laue , of the Governor's office, were on the briefs for appellant Jim Clark.

Stephen R. McAllister , solicitor general, argued the cause, and Jeffrey A. Chanay , chief deputy attorney general, M.J. Willoughby , assistant attorney general, Dwight Carswell , assistant solicitor general, Bryan C. Clark , assistant solicitor general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellant State of Kansas; Arthur S. Chalmers , of Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Gaye B. Tibbets , Jerry D. Hawkins , and Rachel E. Lomas , of the same firm, were with him on the briefs for appellant State of Kansas.

Alan L. Rupe , of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Jessica L. Skladzien , and Mark A. Kanaga , of the same firm, and John S. Robb , of Somers, Robb & Robb, of Newton, were with him on the briefs for appellees.

Tristan L. Duncan , and Zach Chaffee-McClure , of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., of Kansas City, Missouri, were on the brief for amicus curiae Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512.


This is a school finance case concerning Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution, which imposes a duty on the legislature to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state." Kan. Const. art. 6, § 6(b). In Gannon v. State, 298 Kan. 1107, 1163, 319 P.3d...

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