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Constitutionalizing Judicial Ethics: Judicial Elections After Republican Party Of Minnesota V. White, Caperton And Citizens United, Ronald Rotunda
Constitutionalizing Judicial Ethics: Judicial Elections After Republican Party Of Minnesota V. White, Caperton And Citizens United, Ronald Rotunda
Ronald D. Rotunda
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Judicial Disqualification In The Aftermath Of Caperton V. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Ronald D. Rotunda
Judicial Disqualification In The Aftermath Of Caperton V. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Ronald D. Rotunda
Ronald D. Rotunda
Does Due Process require a judge to disqualify himself if an individual spent independent funds to buy ads that criticized the judge's opponent in a judicial election? The Supreme Court said yes (5 to 4) in the Caperton decision, and thus has created more uncertainty in the law. Does it matter if the person who paid for the independent ads was not a lawyer or a party but was only an employee of the party? And, does it matter if that employee's financial interest in the law suit (if one were to pierce the corporate veil) is minor – substantially …