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Mar
27

Van Meteren to appeal $7500 Fine for Free Speech in District Court

Earl Glynn on March 27th, 2009

At the March 18 Kansas Governmental Ethics meeting, the Commission passed a motion to make available the documentation from the Kris Van Meteren case from February to the Attorney General and the Shawnee County District Attorney.  The information was to only be released if requested.
Ethics Commission chair, Sabrina Standifer, announced “… [...]

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Feb
27

More Info on Van Meteren “Free Speech” Ethics Case

Earl Glynn on February 27th, 2009

A recent Meadowlark article, “Free Speech” May Cost Kansas Citizen $7500, gave details from a civil fine hearing held by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission in January, which was decided at their February meeting.
Kris Van Meteren brought a complaint to the Ethics Commission several months ago, and then talked to the press about his [...]

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Feb
18

“Free Speech” May Cost Kansas Citizen $7500

Earl Glynn on February 18th, 2009

The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission adjourned without a decision in the civil fine hearing against Kris Van Meteren in January.  See the Meadowlark article, First Amendment Defense Thorny Issue for Ethics Commission, for details.
Briefly, Mr. Van Meteren brought a complaint to the Ethics Commission’s attention several months ago, and then talked to the the press [...]

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