HAMMET v. SCHWAB

No. 124,679.

518 P.3d 48 (2022)

62 Kan.App. 2d 406

Davis HAMMET, Appellant, v. Scott SCHWAB, Secretary of State, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua M. Pierson , of ACLU Foundation of Kansas, for appellant.

Clayton L. Barker , general counsel, of Kansas Secretary of State's office, for appellee.

Teresa A. Woody , of Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Inc., of Lawrence, for amicus curiae Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Inc.

Before Arnold-Burger, C.J., Hill and Coble, JJ.


Public records in Kansas are held in trust for the public by our elected officials and state agencies. By law, under the Kansas Open Records Act, those records must remain open and accessible for the use of the public. A deliberate action taken by a public official that denies reasonable access to public records violates the Act. The Secretary...

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