Simes v. Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Paul Danielson, Justice.
Petitioner, Judge L.T. Simes, petitions this court to grant a writ of certiorari to the respondent, the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (Judicial Commission), quashing a letter of admonishment and declaring it invalid. Petitioner raises several points in support of his argument: (1) that the Judicial Commission did not meet its burden of showing a compelling state interest for enactment of Canon 5C(2) sufficient to justify infringement of protected speech under the First Amendment; (2) that the Judicial Commission did not meet its burden of…
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