Category Archives: judicial elections
“What’s the Matter with West Virginia?”
This Jeffrey Toobin piece discusses, among other things, Caperton v. Massey.
“Longtime Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship indicted”
He, of Caperton v. Massey.
“TV Ad Spending Reaches Nearly $14 Million in 2014 State Supreme Court Races”
Release:
TV ad spending in state Supreme Court elections by outside groups, political parties, and candidates has surged to more than $13.8 million since January, surpassing the $12.2 million spent on TV advertising in the 2010 midterm elections, according to… Continue reading
“Mike Wheat Fends Off Outside Money To Keep Supreme Court Seat”
Big news from Montana:
The Republican State Leadership Committee spent hundreds of thousands on ads and mailers for VanDyke, while Mike Wheat appeared in ads paid for by Montanans for Liberty and Justice, a group primarily funded by Montana trial… Continue reading
“The Power of Attack Ads in Judicial Elections”
My interview on KCRW Press Play with Madeline Brand (scroll to second segment). Talking about this piece on judicial elections for Slate co-authored with Dahlia Lithwick.
“A ‘People’s Pledge” Could Quell the Politics in Judicial Elections”
Bauer on Hasen and Lithwick on Judicial Elections
Bauer:
A solid case can be made that judges should not be picked in elections because forcing them to become candidates, and to campaign, taxes confidence in the courts. But many judges are picked by election and then the… Continue reading
“Money and Judges, a Bad Mix”
“Montana Judicial Race Joins Big-Money Fray”
Ohio Supreme Court Justice French Could Lose for the Wrong Reason
One would think she would lose because of this statement: “‘I am a Republican and you should vote for me. You’re going to hear from your elected officials, and I see a lot of them in the crowd. Let me… Continue reading
“500 Ohio, Kentucky judicial races, few choices”
Super Creepy Picture of the Day
From a real live judicial elections ad, as described in the new Slate piece with Dahlia Lithwick
“Lousy Judgment: This year’s scary election ads will destroy any lingering confidence in the judicial branch.”
Dahlia Lithwick and I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
If you really think about it, who among us hasn’t been accused on television of coddling child molesters?
A few years ago, in the spirit of Halloween, we… Continue reading