Kansas earned only a C- grade for the way it keeps track of judicial ethics in a report card issued by a legal watchdog group.
HALT stands for “Help Abolish Legal Tyranny” and describes itself as “a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group.” Its report on judicial ethics graded each state in seven areas, including transparency, gift restrictions and meaningful sanctions.
Kansas received a failing grade in gift restrictions. “The state does not place meaningful limitations on the reimbursements and compensation that judges may accept in connection with corporate and special interest funded trips,” the report said.