Nichols v. Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

PlERRON, J.:

Thomas Britt Nichols appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action against the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission (Commission). Nichols argues the district court erred in finding he did not have standing to seek review of the Commission’s decision, that the Commission’s decision as affirmed by the district court impermissibly infringed on his constitutional rights of speech, equal protection, and association and that the district court erred in sealing the record on appeal.

The facts in this case are for the most part set forth in the Kansas Supreme Court’s recent…