Restrictions on Judicial Political Conduct Eights Years after Republican Party of Minnesota v. White

In June 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states cannot prohibit judicial candidates from announcing their views on disputed legal or social issues during campaigns.  Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002).  In the eight years since that decision, several dozen suits have been filed challenging other restrictions on judicial campaign conduct and political activity.  This program will review the post-White caselaw to determine what issues have been resolved and what questions remain. 

 
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