Supreme Court cancels Concordia event

A scheduled appearance by the Kansas Supreme Court in Concordia has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Supreme Court was scheduled to visit Concordia for the first time in the court's 159-year history on April 7 to hear cases.
“The members of the court regret that we must postpone our planned April visit to Concordia, but we believe we have adopted the prudent public health course in the middle of the developing coronavirus pandemic,” Chief Justice Maria Luckert said, “We look forward to a future opportunity to hold hearings in the 12th Judicial District and to meet with its court personnel and citizens in the counties the district serves.”
The court had planned to hear oral arguments in two appeals before an audience at Concordia High School as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.
The 12th Judicial District, composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic and Washington counties, and Chief Judge Kim W. Cudney were helping to host the visit.
“All of us understand the court's decision and appreciate its effort to minimize health risk in our communities. We will be pleased to host the court at a later date,” Cudney said.
Previous Supreme Court special sessions have drawn crowds ranging from 400-800 people.
The court has conducted 18 special sessions outside its Topeka courtroom since 2011.