U.S. District Court Enjoins Kentucky Rule that Forbids Judicial Candidates from “Campaigning as a Member” of a Party

By Richard Winger Kentucky has non-partisan judicial elections. On October 29, U.S. District Court Judge Amol Thapar enjoined a Kentucky rule that forbids judicial candidates from “campaigning as a member of a political organization.” Winter v Wolnitzek, eastern district, 2:14cv-119. Kentucky already lost an earlier case against a rule that didn’t permit judicial candidates to mention their party(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/10/u-s-district-court-enjoins-kentucky-rule-that-forbids-judicial-candidates-from-campaigning-as-a-member-of-a-party/