Wersal v. Sexton

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question of whether three provisions of the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct (Code) unconstitutionally infringe upon First Amendment rights of judicial candidates. Gregory Wersal, a candidate for Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, asserts that the so called “endorsement,” “personal solicitation,” and “solicitation for a political organization or candidate” clauses of Canon 41 are unconstitutional on their face or as applied to him. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court rejected Wersal’s First Amendment claims and granted…