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The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process. - Source: Wikipedia

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Assistant District Attorney David Lowden looks toward the gallery before starting his argument in a hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Lowden handled both of the Carr cases for the State. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in its second review of the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and struggled Thursday with whether it has the legal room to spare the two brothers from being executed for four notorious murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after a strong ruling against the men from the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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