A Kansas judge has dismissed Attorney General Kris Kobach's lawsuit against Gov. Laura Kelly in the ongoing dispute between the state and federal governments over a demand for data.

District Judge Teresa Watson dismissed the case in a Sept. 29 ruling that was made public on Sept. 30.

Kobach had filed the case in Shawnee County District Court against Kelly and Laura Howard, the secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, which manages the food stamp program.

The mandamus lawsuit sought a court order telling Kelly and Howard to comply with a demand for data on applicants and recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to use the data in its new SNAP information database.

The state so far has not complied, invokin

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