Wersal v. Sexton

BYE, Circuit Judge, with whom MURPHY, MELLOY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, join.

Gregory Wersal, a candidate for Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, filed an action challenging three provisions of the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct — the “endorsement,” “personal solicitation,” and “solicitation for a political organization or candidate” clauses — as unconstitutionally infringing on the First Amendment rights of judicial candidates. After the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court1 denied Wersal’s motion and granted summary judgment in favor of the…