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herding cats

(19,549 posts)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 05:58 PM Jul 2017

Kris Kobach under investigation by Kansas Supreme Court disciplinary office

Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal

A disciplinary office operated by the Kansas Supreme Court has opened an investigation into Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach after receiving a complaint.



Keri Strahler, 47, of Topeka, said she received a letter over the weekend that says allegations she made against Kobach “will be investigated” and that an investigator would be in contact with her. Strahler said Monday that she has not yet heard from anyone at the court since receiving the letter Saturday.

Supreme Court spokeswoman Lisa Taylor said she could not confirm or comment on the investigation because proceedings in the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator are confidential, but she said complainants and respondents in investigations can release the information. The administrator “reviews complaints of misconduct against lawyers, conducts investigations, holds public hearings when appropriate, and recommends discipline to the Supreme Court in serious matters,” according to the office website.

Kobach’s spokeswoman Samantha Poetter said in an email that Kobach’s office was reviewing the investigation and had no comment.

Read more: http://cjonline.com/news/state-government/local/2017-07-17/kris-kobach-under-investigation-kansas-supreme-court

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Kris Kobach under investigation by Kansas Supreme Court disciplinary office (Original Post) herding cats Jul 2017 OP
Brown Shirt Goon Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #1
Unbelievable comment at the end of the article: Judi Lynn Jul 2017 #2
It's unlikely this complaint will go anywhere. Shrike47 Jul 2017 #3
They just may make her disappear . geretogo Jul 2017 #4
Pence is co-chair of the voter suppression commission with Kobach. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #5
Kobach is very unethical and so this will be fun to watch Gothmog Jul 2017 #6

Judi Lynn

(160,218 posts)
2. Unbelievable comment at the end of the article:
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 06:03 PM
Jul 2017
Kobach also faces a complaint that he violated federal law by using his position as vice chair of President Donald Trump’s election integrity commission to further his campaign for Kansas governor. The commission faces several lawsuits over its work.

Kobach announced his bid for governor last month in Lenexa and has made immigration, taxation and ending a “culture of corruption” in Topeka centerpieces of his campaign.


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That's simply too much to take, isn't it?

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
3. It's unlikely this complaint will go anywhere.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 06:13 PM
Jul 2017

Many Ethics complaints are filed, few result in discipline. My brother was once accused of conspiring with space aliens to cause his client to be convicted of a crime. (He denied it.)

I have been the subject of several ethics complaints; I was an attorney for the state of Oregon and did court work for many years. No complaint was ever determined to be founded but people who lose are often very angry. It's just part of the job.

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