Sunday, November 23, 2014
http://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/williams-yulee-v-florida-bar
On January 20th (a few days past The Night of January Sixteenth) the supreme court will hear argument in Yulee v Florida bar. It's a case about whether judges can personally solicit funds.
There's a substantial circuit split, with the 7th on the wrong side. Typically, the Brennan Center is on the side of censorship here.
There's a genuine danger that corrupt judges can shake down the trial bench, but the statute does little to fix that problem, and chills core speech. I'm a former judicial candidate and know a bit about chilled speech. Mn GOP v White should be dispositive here. I do not expect a 9-0 decision, and the opinions will make interesting reading.
On January 20th (a few days past The Night of January Sixteenth) the supreme court will hear argument in Yulee v Florida bar. It's a case about whether judges can personally solicit funds.
There's a substantial circuit split, with the 7th on the wrong side. Typically, the Brennan Center is on the side of censorship here.
There's a genuine danger that corrupt judges can shake down the trial bench, but the statute does little to fix that problem, and chills core speech. I'm a former judicial candidate and know a bit about chilled speech. Mn GOP v White should be dispositive here. I do not expect a 9-0 decision, and the opinions will make interesting reading.
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