Shawnee Ruling Comes Down

The District Court of Shawnee County has let their ruling be known on the case involving Senate Bill 66. They say that the bill is constitutionally sound, and many are not happy about their ruling. The new Attorney General Stephen Six plans to appeal the case, and says that “the case is not over.”

Shawnee County District Court Judge Charles Andrews sent down the ruling, and the case will now be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court. Six says that is important that they move on the appeal in a timely manner as “the business interests and economic development” of the state depend on it

Attorney David Cooper, for the Sumner County Commissioners said that he was happy that the decision had come down in their favor. Responsible for handling the issues as they relate to the slot machine casino, Cooper said that he was pleased with the decision and that it had been handled in a timely manner. He filed a brief to keep Sumner County part of Senate Bill 66, defeating Stand Up for Kansas in the process.

Andrews ruled that there wasn’t any evidence to suggest that Sumner County residents would have wanted a private owned slot machine casino as opposed to a state owned one. He says that with the vote so undeniably in the favor of having a slot machine casino that residents had spoken as to what they wanted.

 

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