GANNON v. STATE

No. 113,267.

420 P.3d 477 (2018)

Luke GANNON, by His Next Friends and Guardians, et al., Appellees, v. STATE of Kansas, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toby J. Crouse , 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, Topeka, Bryan C. Clark , assistant solicitor general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, Topeka, were with him on the briefs for appellant State of Kansas; Arthur S. Chalmers , of Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP, of Wichita, was 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 , of the same firm, and John S. Robb , of Somers, Robb & Robb, of Newton, were with him on the briefs for appellees.


Article 6, § 6(b) of the Kansas Constitution imposes a duty on the legislature to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state." On October 2, 2017, we ruled that the State had not met its burden of showing that its remedial legislation — 2017 Senate Bill 19 (S.B. 19) — met Article 6's adequacy...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases