Category Archives: judicial elections
“I Was Alabama’s Top Judge. I’m Ashamed by What I Had to Do to Get There”
Sue Bell Cobb writes for Politico magazine.
“John Oliver Takes on the Bizarre American Practice of Electing Judges”
WI Supreme Court Candidate Writes OpEd in Favor of Voter ID
It ends like this:
Until the U.S. Supreme Court acts, Wisconsin must take every voter at his or her word that they are who they say they are. The issue of free and fair elections is one which transcends political… Continue reading
“New Study Highlights Need for Expanded Voter Information in Judicial Races”
Court News Ohio:
The biggest reason Ohioans say they don’t vote for judges is because they don’t know enough about the candidates. These and other results from a survey of 1,000 registered Ohio voters were discussed today at the… Continue reading
“Union wants Ohio Supreme Court’s Judith French off case, alleging bias”
Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio’s largest state-worker union accuses state Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French of showing potential bias in favor of fellow Republican officeholders in remarks she made at a campaign rally last fall
“Robes to riches: Money and judicial elections”
Chelsea Priest and Michael Mesitz write in the Stanford Daily on Williams-Yulee.
“Will the Roberts Court Strike Down Another Campaign Finance Law?”
Jeff Shesol in The New Yorker. I’m afraid I don’t see as much of a connection between Williams Yulee and the Citizens United line of cases.
Mark Joseph Stern Slate Dispatch on Williams-Yulee
A Few Thoughts on Williams-Yulee, the Supreme Court Judicial Elections Case
Today was oral argument in the Williams-Yulee case, and Howard rounds up the press coverage. Here is the oral argument transcript. The case concerns the constitutionality of Florida’s ban on judicial candidates personally soliciting campaign contributions. I haven’t… Continue reading
“INSIDE TAKE: End the Judicial Fundraising Charade Let us demand real reforms, not fig leaves.”
Adam Bonin on Williams-Yulee and judicial elections.
Nina Totenberg Previews Williams-Yulee Judicial Campaign Case at #SCOTUS
Here at NPR.
Lyle Denniston Previews Williams-Yulee for SCOTUSBlog
Here.