Maag v. Illinois Coalition for Jobs, Growth & Prosperity

In the fall of 2004 plaintiff, Gordon Maag, was a member of the Illinois Appellate Court running for retention in the Fifth Judicial District. He was also a candidate in a contested race for the Illinois Supreme Court. The dispute in this case arose from a flyer prepared by the Illinois Coalition for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity (Coalition) mailed and hand delivered throughout the Fifth District headlined “In Southern Illinois, the ‘Wheels of Justice’ have ground to a screeching halt... Gordon Maag’s Record On Crime: embarrassing — and dangerous.” The flyer referred to plaintiff as not…