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Judge says Washington governors, not voters, pick the courts. That’s not the way it should be

KTTH – 770 AM – Seattle

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July 9, 2026

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Judge says Washington governors, not voters, pick the courts. That’s not the way it should be

Washington Supreme Court candidate Dave Larson says governors, not voters, choose most state judges, and he has a plan to give the public a real say.

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Vanguard News

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· Jul 1, 2026

NDC deregistration: Peter Obi once benefitted from judicial decisions — Gov Sani

The governor said politicians should not applaud the courts when judgments favour them and condemn the judiciary whenever decisions go against their interests. The post NDC deregistration: Peter Obi once benefitted from judicial decisions — Gov Sani appeared first on Vanguard News.

Off The Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

CO Gov Polis fires officials who disclosed vote against commuting Tina Peters’ sentence

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Haaretz

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· Jul 6, 2026

Ex-presidents of Israel's Supreme Court say government defiance is end of democracy

In a joint statement, the former justices wrote that the government's decision to defy a High Court ruling leads to 'anarchy and the concentration of all state power in the hands of a single body'

Palo Alto Online

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· Jul 2, 2026

California unions want to unwind a landmark pension reform. Who will foot the bill?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The 1998 election of Gray Davis as governor was something of a fluke. Davis had climbed the political ladder one rung at a time, from serving as Gov. Jerry Brown’s chief of staff to a seat in the state Assembly, then a stint []

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 22, 2026

Judge Who Donated to Immigrant Legal Aid Group Blocks DOJ Immigration Probe of Walz, Ellison

A federal judge in Minnesota, who has donated to an immigrant legal aid group, quashed several federal grand jury subpoenas of documents from Gov. Tim Walz and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul over compliance with immigration enforcement. In a 29-page opinion issued Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz of the District of...

ArcaMax

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· Jul 8, 2026

Pa. Gov. Shapiro can't be sued by his Abington neighbors over a property dispute, judge rules. But Josh Shapiro, a homeowner, can

A federal judge had some good news this week for Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania, but not so much for Josh Shapiro, resident of Montgomery County. Shapiro, as governor, cannot be sued in his official capacity in a dispute over a strip of ...

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