 And now the court has ruled 4-3 that placing a ballot in a drop box equates to delivering it to a local election clerk regardless of where the box is located. Rich Thomason reporting. The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second trimester procedure. The court's decision reaffirms its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. More on these stories at townhall.com.