The people of Kentucky get a right to know what their judges believe
We read:
"Judicial candidates in Kentucky may now identify themselves by party and can raise campaign cash after a federal judge threw out some of the regulations restricting such activities. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell in Frankfort ruled Monday that the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission's rule against judicial candidates identifying themselves by party is unconstitutional. Caldwell also found unconstitutional the bar association's rule against judges and judicial candidates soliciting campaign funds.
Caldwell permanently barred the Judicial Conduct Commission from enforcing those parts of the rules. But, Caldwell noted, the rest of the regulations regarding the conduct of judges and judicial candidates may continue to be enforced.
The ruling came in a case brought by Marcus Carey, who ran an unsuccessful race for the state Supreme Court in 2006. Carey argued that rules barring him from declaring his views on such legal issues as abortion and gay marriage infringe on his free-speech rights.
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4 comments:
Do you need any more proof that we're in BIG trouble?
Hello Good Gentles All!
The great sadness is that if judges simply stuck to their proper business, which is to apply the law as written by the legslature, then it would not matter who is on the bench.
Pax,
InFides
Do you somehow get the feeling that after Jan. 20th, judges will be doing a lot more legislating than judging?
We are sooooo doomed!
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