Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Kansas: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1858 to today (CourtListener from 1864; the court's own site; Caselaw Access Project to 2017).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1858 to today (CourtListener from 1889; the court's own site; Caselaw Access Project to 2017).
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Supreme Court | Highest court | searchdro.kscourts.gov | Start year not found | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Supreme Court of Kansas | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1864–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check41,634 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 11, 2026; 6,038 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Appeals of Kansas | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1889–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check21,855 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 25, 2026; 18 with approximate dates. |
| Kansas Court of Appeals | Appeals | searchdro.kscourts.gov | Start year not found | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Kansas - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1858–2017 | No | Opened in our check |
| Kansas - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Kansas Attorney General Reports | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1993–2011 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.1,193 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Dec 19, 2011. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 3 Kansas courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1858 to 2017.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- searchdro.kscourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- We did not find the earliest year of Kansas Supreme Court's opinions on its own website.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2017.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches Kansas statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.