Awkward Kansas City Evenings
I’m back from Kansas City, Kansas, after covering six days of the trial for Kris Kobach’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration requirement.
While covering the trial I was staying at a hotel right next to the courthouse — the only hotel, really, that was near the courthouse. That meant that basically everyone involved in the case were there too, including Kobach’s legal team (who, presumably, are normally based in Topeka), the ACLU lawyers challenging them, and other attorneys representing the challengers. Reporters working for other non-local outlets were also there.
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