U.S. District Court Strikes Down Some Restrictions on Speech of Judicial Candidates

On May 12, U.S. District Court Judge Amul R. Thapar, a Bush Jr. appointee, struck down some Kentucky regulations that inhibit speech by judges and judicial candidates. Kentucky elects all its state judges in non-partisan elections. The case is Winter v Wolnitzek, e.d., 14-119.

The invalidated regulations: (1) ban judicial candidates from campaigning as a member of a political organization; (2) ban judicial candidates from making speeches for or against a political organization or candidate; (3) ban them from contributing to a party or a candidate; (4) ban them from engaging in any other political activity except activity on behalf of measures to improve; (5) bans them from making pledges or promises with regard to issues. Thanks to Chris Wiest for this news.


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U.S. District Court Strikes Down Some Restrictions on Speech of Judicial Candidates — 1 Comment

  1. How many of the 5 items are reasons to DISQUALIFY for B-I-A-S any alleged *nonpartisan* judge ???

    Gee — are NOT ALL judges supposedly *neutral* ???

    HA – HA joke of the century– regarding the SCOTUS super robot party HACKS —

    who magically invent BIAS stuff out of thin air in all sorts of political – social – economic cases.

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