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U.S. Supreme Court

Aug. 28, 2009

Upcoming Campaign Finance Case Could Affect Judicial Elections

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on ethical impropriety in state judicial elections could cast its shadow over a major campaign finance case that the court will re-hear next month.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on ethical impropriety in state judicial elections could cast its shadow over a major campaign finance case that the court will re-hear next month.

Ethics groups embraced a ruling last term requiring state judges to recuse themselves in cases involving significant campaign donors, and they're now hoping it will give the justices pause before they consid...

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