Kansas judge sues over state judiciary changes

Kingman County District Judge Larry T. Solomon is working with the New York-based Brennan Center for Justice to sue the state over recent changes to the way the Kansas judiciary operates. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the suit challenges a law enacted last year that strips the Kansas Supreme Court of its authority to administer district courts and appoint their chief judges. Solomon argues the decision violates a constitutional amendment that gives the Supreme Court "general administrative…