State v. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This interlocutory appeal is the latest in a related series of actions arising out of an inquisition conducted by former Attorney General Phill Kline regarding the performance of abortions in Kansas. In this case, we are asked to rule on whether a Johnson County district judge erred in quashing subpoenas directed at various employees of die Kansas Department of Health and Environment (“KDHE”) and at Shawnee County District Judge Richard D. Anderson and attorney Stephen W. Cavanaugh.

Although the issues before us are simply summarized, their…