We believe decisions in the Gannon case will also be used as a reason to try to change the makeup of the Supreme Court through retention elections in 2016. Kansas public school advocates also need to be court advocates.
“But they are also being watched closely, both inside and outside of Kansas, for another reason. A majority of the jurists hearing those appeals — six of the 14 Court of Appeals judges, and five of the seven Supreme Court justices — will be up for retention in the 2016 elections. And some experts are already predicting those elections will draw a flood of money from outside interest groups seeking to change the makeup of those courts.”
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