Denied access to criminal records in Kansas boy’s death sparks First Amendment lawsuit

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 692

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — When reporters at a Kansas newspaper heard about the gruesome death of a local 13-year-old boy in December, one tried to get the court records that could establish an official account of how the boy died.

A Linn County News reporter asked a court clerk to hand over the documents that alleged a man dumped the boy’s body in a Missouri creek after the man’s dog killed the boy. The Linn County clerk …

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