Kan. disciplinary panel dismisses complaint against judge who authorized newspaper raid

[KS Toronado]

Kan. disciplinary panel dismisses complaint against judge who authorized newspaper raid

BY SHERMAN SMITH Kansas Reflector
Posted Dec 07, 2023 8:00 AM

TOPEKA — The Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct has dismissed a complaint against magistrate Laura Viar for signing a search warrant that allowed police to raid the Marion County Record.

The search warrant appeared to violate federal law protecting journalists from police raids, and was based on the pretense that a journalist committed a crime by accessing public records in an online database.

Topeka resident Keri Strahler on Aug. 16 filed a formal complaint with the judicial panel, which has the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct. Her complaint noted legal protections for journalists and a prosecutor’s finding that the evidence in the case didn’t support the search warrants.

District Judge Bradley Ambrosier, vice president of the panel that considered the complaint, notified Strahler of the commission’s decision in a letter dated Wednesday. The letter, obtained by Kansas Reflector, says the commission dismissed the complaint after meeting behind closed doors Nov. 8.

Lot more at link........

https://hayspost.com/posts/7629abc7-70d9-4e62-bfba-277b8ca7f42c

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Then sue for wrongful death and

involuntary homicide.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Agree this is completely unacceptable, agree this case needs to be pursued

A death resulted, Good Grief!

[walkingman]

2. These actions are just another example in today's society of something that

seems to be rampant these days......People don't seem to be very professional in their jobs these days.

To put in layman's terms - THEY HALF ASS DO THEIR JOBS. I see it over and over.

[KS Toronado]

3. This reminds me of cops looking after their own

"we never do any wrong". Now it's Judges behind closed doors no less who can find no
wrongs. Guess we should have expected this being a red State.