Kansas High Court Upholds Citizen-Petitioned Grand Juries in Tiller Case

By David Klepper / Kansas City Star
TOPEKA -- The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state's system of allowing citizen-petitioned grand juries is constitutional. The unanimous ruling delivers a victory for anti-abortion groups that have used citizen-initiated grand juries to investigate alleged violations of state abortion law in Sedgwick and Johnson counties. Kansas is one of only a few states that allow citizens to prompt the creation of grand juries through petition drives. The challenge to the law was brought by Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, who has twice been the subject of grand jury investigations.
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Posted by Editor at May 7, 2008 09:04 AM