The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.

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    The constitution and state law must be in keeping with any employment contract. That doesn’t mean there is no employment contract.

    Without an employment contract, there is no penalty if an employee suddenly decides to quit. If you are at will (no contract), giving notice to your employer is merely a courtesy.

    The government does not want judges to suddenly quit in the middle of a trial, for the same reason that hospitals don’t want doctors to quit in the middle of a patient appointment. Those kinds of employees need contracts.

    Among other things, the contract specifies termination procedures. This may include a requirement to give notice and also limit the opportunity for summary firing.

    An example of an employment contract for a judge can be found here.