An amendment could rend the Kansas Supreme Court. This low-key meeting shows what’s at stake.

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 1,066

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The August vote on Kansas Supreme Court justice selection will affect the course of our shared government and civic life for an age.

That sounds like a big, overarching statement, but it has the benefit of being true. Whether justices for the state Supreme Court will continue to be vetted via a merit-based system — albeit one that includes public retention votes — or be sent to office through statewide elections has implications …

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