Legal Opinion
Kansas Judicial Review v. Stout
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2008No. 06-3290PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION OF STATE LAW
CARLOS F. LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Kansas Code of Judicial Conduct Canons 5A(3)(d)(i) and (ii) and 5C(2) (“Canons”) prohibit candidates for state judicial office from making certain kinds of pledges and commitments, and from personally soliciting support for their campaigns. Plaintiffs-Appellees Kansas Judicial Review (“KJR”), the Honorable Charles M. Hart, and Robb Rumsey filed proceedings in the United States District Court of Kansas, claiming that the Canons are unconstitutional both on their face and as applied because they infringe on First Amendment…
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