“When Can a Judge Ask, ‘Write Me a Check’?”
Garrett Epps on Williams-Yulee.
Category Archives: judicial elections
“Florida’s Ban on Direct Solicitation Has Significant Implications for Due Process”
Kate Berry for the Brennan Center:
In “A Minor Measure with Major Benefits before the Supreme Court?,” attorney Bob Bauerquestions whether Florida’s rule prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions can both be minor in scope and yield… Continue reading
Vanderbilt Law Review Roundtable on Williams-Yulee Judicial Campaign Case Before SCOTUS
This looks good:
Our current Roundtable considers Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar, to be argued before the Supreme Court on January 20, 2015. In Williams-Yulee, the Court considers whether a rule of judicial conduct that bans judicial candidates from… Continue reading
“UPDATE: The best judges nursing homes can elect”
Following up on this post, Arkansas Online reports:
So we know Morton has better than $100,000 invested in the campaigns of four Supreme Court justices, a majority of the seven-member court. We know, too, that Baker was an… Continue reading
Judge Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes Through Campaign Contributions
Arkansas Online:
He first came under fire beginning in March 2014, when he was revealed as the poster who anonymously made the comments, including posts violating the confidentiality afforded to actress Charlize Theron in her adoption case, and comments… Continue reading
“Judge candidates’ free-speech rights at issue before the Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo on Williams-Yulee.
“A Minor Measure with Major Benefits before the Supreme Court?”
Bauer on Williams-Yulee.
Public Citizen/Democracy 21 Brief in SCOTUS Judicial Campaign Solicitation Case
Here.
“Groups’ Supreme Court Brief Supports Florida Law Barring Campaign Solicitations by Judges”
“Shirley Abrahamson could be forced out of Supreme Court chief justice role”
Wow: “The legislative session that convenes in January could be the beginning of the end for state Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.”
Must-Read: “Lear Jet Justice in West Virginia? A ‘Circus Masquerading as a Court'”
Brian Ross and Matt Mosk for ABC News:
As a $90 million jury verdict was wending its way to the West Virginia Supreme Court, the lawyer handling the nursing home abuse case did more than prepare appellate briefs and ready… Continue reading
“Recount confirms Beasley’s win in NC Supreme Court race”
“Judicial elections getting more political with new campaign spending”
Front-page LAT report.