Kansas Highway Patrol Gets Partial Reversal in Traffic Stop Case

Jan. 29, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC

The Kansas Highway Patrol got a partial victory at the Tenth Circuit on Thursday after a lower court barred troopers from improperly considering a driver’s state of origin to determine reasonable suspicion during traffic stops.

“Injunctions against state officials should be no more intrusive than necessary, and Plaintiffs have not made a showing that anything more than mandatory training is necessary,” a divided US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit said in a partial reversal. The court remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings.

The US District Court for the District of Kansas barred the ...

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