1997 News Releases

	09/19/1997 Hazlett to head attorney discipline office TOPEKA—The Supreme Court today announced the appointment of Stanton A. Hazlett as state disciplinary administrator, the official in charge of investigations relating to possible ethical violations by Kansas attorneys.Hazlett, 46, Lawrence, has been acting disciplinary administrator since April when Mark Anderson, his predecessor, died in ...
	09/12/1997 Commission to study court system TOPEKA—Chief Justice Kay McFarland today announced the formation of a commission that will undertake the first "stem to stern" study of the Kansas court system since 1974, when several major court reforms were initiated, including court unification, the re-establishment of the Court of Appeals, and changes in the way district court ...
	07/24/1997 Supreme Court rules on engagement ring case TOPEKA—Ordinarily, a wedding engagement ring is not for keeps if the marriage is called off, the Supreme Court ruled in a split decision released today.The court voted 5-2 that the ring should be returned under ordinary circumstances, but three members of the majority said there may be "extremely gross and rare situations" where ...
	07/09/1997 Court of Appeals to hear arguments in Capitol TOPEKA—A hearing panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will meet in the former Supreme Court courtroom in the State Capitol next Tuesday to hear oral arguments in nine cases on appeal and draw attention to what court officials describe as a backlog at near crisis proportions.Chief Judge J. Patrick Brazil, of the Court of Appeals, said the ...
	06/27/1997 Supreme Court rules on KPERS investments RE: Appeal No. 76,524: Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates Inc. et al.TOPEKA—The Supreme Court today ruled that the recovery of millions of dollars worth of lost investments by the state's public employee retirement system is not barred by a statute of limitations.The Court, in a unanimous decision ...