“The members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are so divided they can’t agree who their chief justice is.”
Great lede in this Patrick Marley piece.
Category Archives: judicial elections
Ilya Shapiro on Williams-Yulee
Torres-Spelliscy on Williams-Yulee
“John Roberts Basically Thinks It’s OK When Politicians Just Do What Wealthy Donors Say”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
“SCOTUS chief justice is worried about eroding public faith in judges”
Alison Frankel on Williams-Yulee.
James Sample on Williams-Yulee and The Future of Judicial Campaign Regulation
The following is a guest post from James Sample of Hofstra, who has been doing very important work in the area of judicial elections, filling a key void left by Roy Schotland’s passing. Here are James’s thoughts:
As Rick’s initial … Continue reading
More Williams-Yulee SCOTUSBlog Symposium Entries
“From Supreme Court, a mixed blessing on campaign finance limits”
I have written this LA Times oped. It begins:
The Supreme Court offered a pleasant surprise this week to those of us worried about the role of money in elections. In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John… Continue reading
“Ruling: Judicial Candidates Can’t Personally Solicit Campaign Funds”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR on Williams-Yulee.
“When Strict Scrutiny Ceased to Be Strict”
Floyd Abrams on Williams-Yulee.
“A Rare Case Indeed”
Jessica Ring Amunson on Williams-Yulee.
Williams-Yulee Roundup
“Of Politicians and Girl Scouts: First Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Judicial Campaign Finance Decision”
“Foreword: Are elected state judges now “above the political fray”?”
Ron Collins’ foreword to SCOTUSBlog symposium on Williams-Yulee. Great lineup!