Judicial Candidates Sue to Protect Judicial Speech Rights
The James Madison Center has issued a press release that begins:
Two Indiana judicial candidates filed suit last Friday in federal court to block enforcement of Indiana rules prohibiting them from responding to a survey asking their views on abortion, euthanasia, and other issues. Judge David Certo, a Superior Court Judge in Marion County, and Torrey Bauer, a candidate for Superior Court Judge in Kosciusko County are joined in the suit by Indiana Right to Life Committee, a non-profit organization . . .
The case is Bauer v. Shepard, et al., No. 08-CV-196 (N.D. Ind. Apr. 18, 2008). The complaint and memorandum supporting the motion for temporary restraining order are available in PDF format online at the James Madison Center’s website, www.jamesmadisoncenter.org, under the “Judicial Accountability Project” link.
The full press release is not post online yet, but should appear here soon.