GANNON v. STATE

No. 113,267.

372 P.3d 1181 (2016)

Luke GANNON, by his next friends and guardians, et al., Appellees, v. STATE of Kansas, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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


This case requires us to determine whether the State has met its burden to show that recent legislation brings the State's K-12 public school funding system into compliance with Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. We hold it has not.

On February 11, 2016, we affirmed the holding of the three-judge district court panel that found changes...

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