The Salina Journal v. Brownback

No. 115,194 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS THE SALINA JOURNAL and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Appellees, v. THE HONORABLE SAM BROWNBACK, GOVERNOR OF KANSAS; EILEEN HAWLEY, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/PRESS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BROWNBACK; and KIM BORCHERS, DIRECTOR OF APPOINTMENTS FOR GOVERNOR BROWNBACK, Appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When no material facts are in dispute, appellate courts will review a summary judgment order de novo. 2. Interpretation of a statute is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review. 3. The most fundamental rule of…