Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided June 1, 1993Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Mark Parkinson State Senator, Twenty-Third District 15587 S. Greenwood Olathe, Kansas 66062
Dear Senator Parkinson:
You request an opinion concerning whether K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 59-2123(a)(1) which prohibits a person, other than a licensed child placement agency or the department of social and rehabilitation services, from advertising for adoption violates the first amendment to the United States constitution.
K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 59-2123 provides, in relevant part, as follows:
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section:
"(1) No person shall advertise that such person will adopt,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Robert L. Rieke Building Co. v. City of Overland ParkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
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