http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/06/supreme_court_showdown_in_kansas_to_save_the_judiciary_the_court_needs_to.html

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has long despised his state’s supreme court, whose independence allows it to push back against the Republican governor’s failed Tea Party experiment with slashing taxes and gutting government programs. Now Brownback has discovered a simple way to conquer the court: Threaten it with total destruction. In early June, Brownback signed a bill that will defund the entire state’s judiciary if the supreme court rules against a (probably unconstitutional) law the governor favors. The extortionist measure puts the court in a bind. If it bends to political pressure, it’ll reveal itself to be toothless. If it follows the constitution and upholds the law, it’ll instantly wipe out the state’s third branch of government.