Legal Opinion
Beshear v. Butt
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided September 19, 1991No. Civ. PB-C-91-218PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., District Judge.
The central issue to be resolved in this action is whether Canon 7(B)(1)(c) of the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct which provides—
B. CAMPAIGN CONDUCT(1) A candidate, including an incumbent judge, for a judicial office that is filled either by public election between competing candidates or on the basis of a merit system election:(c) should not make pledges or promises of conduct in office other than the faithful and impartial performance of the duties of the office; announce his views on disputed legal or political issues; or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- City of Houston v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Buckley v. Illinois Judicial Inquiry BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992