An article by Dan Monnat and Paige Nichols has been cited in a new opinion by the Kansas Supreme Court.

Justice Lee A. Johnson, writing for the Court in State of Kansas v. Lawson, referred to Monnat and Nichols’ work in The Loneliness of the Kansas Constitution, published in September 2010 by the Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice, while discussing the Kansas Supreme Court’s authority to construe the Kansas constitution as more protective of individual rights than the federal constitution.

“I am pleased and honored that our article appears to have assisted the Court in its consideration of this important constitutional issue, and hope that our work will continue to be useful to the Court in the future,” said Monnat.

Our system openly embraces certain police lies, such as undercover lies and lies to induce confessions. Given that officers also lie under oath, one has to wonder: Does the acceptance of lying in the field have a spillover effect into the courtroom… It may be time to question our reflexive assumption that these lies are “good” lies. If we can nudge the police toward a stronger culture of honesty in the field, then perhaps we can better rely on them to maintain honesty in the courtroom.

“For a quarter of a century, it has been my great privilege to be included among this esteemed group of lawyers,” Monnat said. “Their unwavering dedication to the profession upholds the Constitution and ensures that American justice stands strong,” Monnat said.

Dan Monnat has been named by Chambers USA 2012 as one of Kansas’ most notable litigators in the areas of white-collar crime and government investigations. According to the publication’s editorial report, Monnat “enjoys a burgeoning reputation for his astute handling of white-collar criminal matters.” Chambers also describes Monnat as “very thorough and diligent in his research,…