Keep politics out of the courthouse (Posted 2014-05-19 03:21:11) Politics is intruding on the judicial process

• Published in: The Washington Post (Online)
• Main Authors: McGregor, Ruth, Shepard, Randall
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Judicial elections; State court decisions; Supreme Court decisions; Oklahoma

In retaliation for court decisions, Kansas lawmakers removed the Supreme Court's authority to pick chief district court judges and weakened its authority over the judiciary's budget.