This concern with how broadly worded statutes may be used, or misused, by prosecutors was central to the Supreme Court's decision last term in Ruan v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2370, 2380 (2022). Ruan ...

The current Kansas law limits the use of mental illness as a defense, primarily focusing on whether the defendant had the required intent (mens rea) for the crime. The author advocates for restoring ...