KAHLER v. KANSAS

No. 18-6135.

140 S.Ct. 1021 (2020)

James K. KAHLER, Petitioner v. KANSAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derek Schmidt , Attorney General of Kansas, Jeffrey A. Chanay , Chief Deputy Attorney, General, Toby Crouse , Solicitor General of Kansas, Kristafer Ailslieger , Brant M. Laue , Deputy Solicitors General, Dwight R. Carswell , Natalie Chalmers , Rachel L. Pickering , Assistant Solicitors General, Topeka, KS, for Respondent.

Jeffrey T. Green , Tobias S. Loss-Eaton , Lucas Croslow , Chike B. Croslin , Gabriel Schonfeld , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Naomi Igra , Sidley Austin LLP, San Francisco, CA, Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Northwestern Supreme, Court Practicum, Chicago, IL, Meryl Carver-Allmond , Clayton J. Perkins , Capital Appellate, Defender Office, for Petitioner.


For U.S. Supreme Court briefs, see:

2019 WL 3564172 (Resp. Brief)

2019 WL 2367191 (Pet. Brief)

2019 WL 4167081 (Reply. Brief)

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