Legal Opinion
Bauer v. Shepard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2010No. 09-2963PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
The Supreme Court held in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765, 122 S.Ct. 2528, 153 L.Ed.2d 694 (2002)(White I), that elected judges, and candidates for judicial office, have a right under the first amendment to declare their legal views to the electorate during their campaigns. The decision left open myriad questions of implementation, and litigation has ensued across the country in those states that give the voters some say in choosing judges — either through direct election or by retention votes on judges who came to office by appointment. Recently…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by71 opinions
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