Ruling keeps law allowing COVID lawsuits

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled people can still sue Kansas counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions.

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January 7, 2022 - 2:31 PM

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People still can sue Kansas counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain a quick trial-court decision because of a Kansas Supreme Court ruling Friday.

The court declined to consider whether a law requiring trial-court judges to rule on such lawsuits within 10 days is constitutional. While the justices split over the reasons, they were unanimous in concluding that a Johnson County judge had no business striking down the law in a case that dealt with another legal question.

Judge David Hauber ruled that the law denied…

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