Montana False Campaign Speech Rules Allowed to Stand
A federal district court has denied an injunction against Montana rules restricting false statements by and about judicial candidates (Myers v. Thompson).
Category Archives: judicial elections
Hettinger Reviews Gann Hall on “Attacking Judges”
Here, at the LPBR.
New Montana Lawsuit Attacks Ban on False Speech by Judicial Candidates
Read the motion for a preliminary injunction.
“O.C. judge who was censured for having sex in chambers wins reelection bid”
With student interns, no less. Sigh.
He was censured in 2014 for having sex with his intern and a practicing attorney, according to the Commission on Judicial Performance, an oversight board that investigates judicial misconduct. He was also… Continue reading
“NC Supreme Court race likely to be a partisan battle”
News & Observer:
In a judicial race that is supposed to be nonpartisan, politics played a major role in when and why voters went to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of candidates seeking a seat on the state’s… Continue reading
“With retention idea blocked, Supreme Court primary goes on”
AP:
There will be one race on every ballot in North Carolina’s previously unscheduled June 7 primary because the state Supreme Court couldn’t agree whether a law that led a colleague to seek re-election through a new method complied… Continue reading
“Big, outside money expected in Montana Supreme Court race”
“Denied Pro Bono Help, Wisconsin Prosecutors Appeal Campaign Finance Ruling”
Marcia Coyle:
he U.S. Supreme Court petition was extraordinary—so heavily redacted that even parts of the question presented to the justices could not be read. Still, in an election year in which money is flowing like Niagara Falls, the petition… Continue reading
Forces That Put Justice Benjamin on W Va Supreme Court (Think Caperton) Turn Around and Oust Him
Read Pema Levy. Then see these results.
“This Dark Money Group Spent Big On A Montana Judicial Race. Now We Know Why.”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo:
This was certainly the case in Sheehy’s 2012 race, although the public didn’t know it at the time.
The Montana Growth Network was launched that year by Jason Priest and Ed Walker, then both Republican state… Continue reading
Breaking: NC Supreme Court Deadlocks 3-3 Over Whether Its Recused 7th Member Must Run in Competitive Election
Today’s order noting the 3-3 split leave the lower court ruling in place, and prevents what looked like a way for the Republican legislature to try to stop a Republican justice from having to face a competitive election this… Continue reading
“The Long Shadow of Bush v. Gore: Judicial Partisanship in Election Cases”
Michael Kang and Joanna Shepherd have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Stanford Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Bush v. Gore decided the 2000 presidential election and is still the most dramatic election case of our lifetime, but cases… Continue reading
“Secretary of State to Bucher: ‘No need’ for election to replace judge”
Palm Beach Post:
The stage was set Monday for a bruising legal battle over the selection of a Palm Beach County judge when Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner made it clear that Gov. Rick Scott, not voters, should pick… Continue reading
WI John Doe Cert. Petition Raises Substantial Questions, But #SCOTUS May Not Bite
I have posted a copy of the redacted petition for cert. in the John Doe Wisconsin case. Never before have I seen a cert. petition with even parts of the questions presented redacted. The redactions make it difficult to… Continue reading