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State Oversight Committees
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. General Resources and Materials.
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News & Highlights
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. The Supreme Court of the United States recently announced two decisions with significant consequences for judicial campaign oversight committees. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Justice John Paul Stevens, who authored a lengthy dissent joined by three justices, predicted that the decision would have a dramatic impact on state level judicial races:. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. And is designed to:. Establish a mission statement and bylaws;.
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FAQ
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. What is a Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee? Why can judicial elections be problematic? Why should you be concerned? How can your organization contribute? Why should you act now? How can the National Ad Hoc Advisory Committee assist you? What is a Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee? All oversight committees have an important role in:. Educating candidates regarding appropriate campaign conduct;. Why can judicial elections be problematic? Candidates ar...
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In the News
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. General Resources and Materials. The media has extensively covered Citizens United and Caperton:. Adam Liptak, Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit, NEW YORK TIMES. Ian Urbina, 24 States’ Laws Open to Attack After Campaign Finance Ruling, NEW YORK TIMES. David G. Savage, Supreme Court OKs Unlimited Corporate Spending on Elections , L.A. TIMES. Tony Mauro, Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Judicial Recusal, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
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Trends & Issues
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. 1 Jed Handelsman Shugerman,. Economic Crisis and the Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Review. 123 Harv. L. Rev. 1061 (2010). 2 James J. Sample,. Court Reform Enters the Post-Caperton Era. 58Drake L. Rev. 787 (2010). This Article notes that while recusal practices have certainly been one focal point of developments in the states,. 3 James Bopp, Jr. and Anita Y. Woudenberg,. 60 Syracuse L. Rev. 305 (2010). This article argues that the scope of. Case its...
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Resources & Materials
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. General Resources and Materials. General Resources and Materials. National Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Election Law - Memorandum on the Supreme Court. Republican Party of Minnesota. The White Decision in the Court of Opinion: Views of Judges and the General Public - by David B. Rottman, Court Review, Volume 39, Spring 2002. Resource Center on Operating Effective Judicial Campaign Oversight Committees. Effective Judicial Campaign Committees: A How-To Handbook.
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Court Decisions
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. General Resources and Materials. Below is a compilation of court decisions and amicus briefs on controversial judicial campaign issues in reverse chronological order. See the latest analysis in response to these cases in Trends and Issues. Wolfson v. Brammer. Wolfson v. Concannon). Wersal v. Sexton. Bauer v. Shepard. Siefert v. Alexander. Yost v. Stout. Caperton v. Massey. Republican Party of Minnesota v. White. Republican Party of Minnesota v. White. The El...
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Aug 27, 2016. General Resources and Materials. The Ad Hoc Committee pursues its mission by:. Making groups such as state and local bar associations and civic organizations aware of the campaign conduct committee model;. Offering advice on the organization, procedures, and operations of such committees,. Establishing best practices for such committees;. Serving as a clearinghouse for the exchange of information about conduct committees and their impact; and. J Mark White (Co-chair). Belinda S. Barnes.
