Daurbigney v. Liberty Pers. Ins. Co.

The tenor has changed in recent judicial elections. Now, special interest groups are pouring large sums of money into judicial campaigns, especially on the supreme court and appellate level, hoping that the candidate they are backing will side with their particular philosophy when deciding cases and issues before them. More to the point, special interest groups have now formed Political Action Committees *71(PACs) to raise large sums of money to support candidates the PAC perceives is more philosophically in tune with its goals and agenda.

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558…