Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 21, 2017
Every judicial nominee is free (to state his or her opinion)
As you listen to the Gorsuch confirmation hearings, pay attention to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, which struck down a state law prohibiting judicial candidates from announcing their positions on certain issues.
Aram B. James
Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project
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Aram is a former Santa Clara Count assistant public defender, police watchdog, social activist, and civil rights attorney. He is a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability and a co-founder of the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project, a grassroots legal advocacy organization located in San Jose.
As you listen to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, pay close attention to the holding in the majority opinion in the Supreme Court's 2002 decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765. The case struck down Minnesota's so-called "announce clause," which prohibited judicial candidates from announcing their positions on certain issues. The majority opinion in Whi...
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