Siefert v. Alexander involves a judicial candidate’s personal solicitation of campaign contributions. Bauer v. Shepard involves, among other things, limits on the political party activities of judicial candidates.
In my post on the 7th Circuit opinion in Siefert, I wrote: “If Judge Siefert chooses further appeal, this would be a case that might interest the Supreme Court.” I commented on the importance of Judge Easterbrook’s opinion in Bauer here.