U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 19, 2012
9th Circuit says it's no crime for political parties to endorse judicial candidates
A 9th Circuit panel voted 2-1 late Monday to temporarily halt enforcement of Montana’s law making it a criminal offense for any political party to support judicial candidates.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A 9th Circuit panel voted 2-1 late Monday to temporarily halt enforcement of Montana's law making it a criminal offense for any political party to support judicial candidates, a statute on the books since 1935.
The majority reversed a Montana district judge who refused a county Republican Party's request for such a temporary injunction.
Circuit Judge Ronald M. Gould and Senior U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of New...
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