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Thai politicians squeezed by the courts: analysts

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's politicians are being forced to face up to a new adversary as an emboldened judiciary increasingly flexes its muscles in the political arena.

However analysts say that it remains to be seen whether the courts will act in an even-handed way and prosecute cases against politicians deemed close to the country's military-backed elites.
Samak Sundaravej's ejection from his post as premier last week for hosting TV cooking shows was the latest example of a new willingness by the courts to get involved in politics.
In the past year, the foreign minister and two other cabinet officials were forced out by courts, a speaker of parliament was convicted of vote fraud, and the wife of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty of tax evasion.
Other corruption cases are pending against Thaksin himself, as well as the ministers of finance and labour.
Analysts say that historically the courts have not played an active role in government and their credibility has been undermined by the military which has used them to legitimize coups.
Many of the recent cases stemmed from the new military-backed constitution, passed after the 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin, and they have targetted the former premier's allies in the People Power Party (PPP)

MADISON, Wis. -
An appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Wisconsin lawmakers' practice of sharing drafts of bills with lobbyists while withholding them from the public.
Former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager does not have legal standing to continue the case since she left office after losing re-election in 2006, the District 1 Court of Appeals ruled.
Lautenschlager filed suit in 2005 seeking a court order declaring that drafts of bills are public records when lawmakers share them with selected lobbyists and experts. She claimed that practice was a violation of the open records law and gave special interests greater influence than average citizens.
She sued two Republicans - Rep. Scott Gunderson and former Sen

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