Citizens United Shakes Up Montana's Independent Political System
In June, the high court struck down Montana's century-old limits on corporations spending on behalf of candidates in political campaigns.www.huffingtonpost.com
A New Gold Rush: Montana's Judicial Elections Are About to Get Political
"Montana has a conservative electorate, but a Massachusetts judiciary, in large part because of state censorship laws enabling left-wing judicial candidates to masquerade as moderate," Monforton said Tuesday. "With this decision, that game is now over ...www.theatlantic.com
Court nixes Montana's ban on political endorsements of judicial candidates
Circuit Court Justice Mary Schroeder dissented from the three-judge panel's majority ruling, saying Montana has the right to enforce the ban to preserve the nonpartisan nature of its judicial elections. "The result (of the ruling) is to encourage a ...missoulian.com
Federal appeals court tosses ban on partisan endorsements in Montana judicial ...
A federal appeals court has struck down Montana's ban on partisan endorsements of judicial candidates, citing the U.S.www.therepublic.com
The AM Roundup: Teachers Strike, Judicial Elections, Wang Trial, More
Judicial elections: A federal appeals court struck down Montana's law barring political parties from endorsing state judicial candidates, holding that it infringes free speech. Bloomberg. Bo scandal: The trial for the former Chongqing police chief ...blogs.wsj.com
Report: Judicial candidates spent more than $4.6M in primary TV ads
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Judicial candidates in Alabama, Illinois, Texas, West Virginia, Arkansas, Montana and Oregon spent nearly $4.7 million in television advertisements this primary season, according to a report released Thursday by two legal ...www.legalnewsline.com
W.Va. SC hears public financing arguments
Skaggs noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has said judicial elections are different than elections for other offices because judges are supposed to remain unbiased and that raising money for a judicial campaign can give the appearance of owing favors to ...www.legalnewsline.com
Montana Supreme Court candidates to appear at forum in Ronan
RONAN - Ed Sheehy and Laurie McKinnon, who are running for the Montana Supreme Court, will appear together Monday at the Ronan Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m.missoulian.com
Watch Out for the Republican Super PACs Moving Away from Romney to Rain ...
Those Senate results may determine whether a second-term President Obama can advance his priority policy agenda items - including transformative renewable energy development, high-speed passenger rail, judicial appointments, and tax fairness and ...www.huffingtonpost.com
County prepares for early voting
Ballots will go out in the mail on Oct. 9 to kick off early voting in Flathead County for the Nov. 6 general election. The ballot contains candidates for president, U.S. Senate, Montana governor, Flathead County commissioners, district judges and state ...www.dailyinterlake.com
Texas voter ID law struck down by federal judges
Election judge Tinita Rivers, left, helps voter Ruben Sorto with his ballot during the Democratic primary run-off election on July 31 in Irving, Texas. / Ron Baselice, AP. USA Today. By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY. USA Today. By Melanie Eversley, USA ...www.freep.com
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., hosts hearing on the impact of court decisions on ...
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, to examine "how Supreme Court decisions including the Citizens United case in 2010, and the move in June to summarily strike down a 100-year-old Montana state ...blogs.burlingtonfreepress.com
Follow local election coverage
Our coverage will continue throughout the month with features on the Senate District 9 candidates, county commissioner candidates and the 9th Judicial District Judge race to be published. Please, take the time to read these articles so that you will be ...www.choteauacantha.com
Updated polls in 10 key U.S. Senate races
Most of the political media is appropriately going towards the United States presidential election. ... Of course, every law must be passed through the Senate, but Senators also have the authority to confirm judicial nominees, ratify treaties, and ...www.examiner.com
Subtle signs 2016 is near
Santorum and Jindal "are focused on getting conservatives elected and to ensure judicial integrity is the norm in Iowa.wcfcourier.com
Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote
Unless there is clear direction from the federal courts, and ideally from the Supreme Court itself, the coming election could be even uglier, and more chaotic, than the Florida recount.www.theatlantic.com
MAYOR'S RACE: RivCo GOP endorses Adkison
(I'm guessing he meant this case, in which a federal appeals court struck down Montana's ban on parties endorsing state judicial candidates.) Party endorsements are helpful to voters, because regardless of what they say they consider, "Typically the ...blog.pe.com
Baldwin, Lieser vie for open Whitefish House seat
6 general election, Republican Timothy Baldwin, lives in Kalispell. State law does not require legislative candidates to live ... It's bordered to the south by the Kalispell Elementary School District line and includes a portion of the Whitefish Stage ...www.dailyinterlake.com
Montana's First Registered Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Federal Prison
Montana legalized medical cannabis in 2004, but that doesn't matter under federal law. Flor's wife ... In a statement released by his staff, Lovell said he was sorry to learn of Flor's death but that judicial ethics prevented him from commenting ...reason.com
Bullock, Hill exchange barbs over Supreme Court
Democrat Steve Bullock and Republican Rick Hill exchanged barbs Tuesday in the first debate between the two candidates for governor over the cases Bullock chose to take to the U.S.www.bozemandailychronicle.com
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