Pro-life group loses 7th Circuit challenge to judicial campaign ethics rule

Law.com: “The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed on a technicality a lower court that upheld the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct, which bars judges and candidates in judicial elections from making statements that are ‘inconsistent with the impartial performance of judicial office.’ The court dismissed the case, brought by Indiana Right to Life Inc., as unripe. The defendants were the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications and the Indiana Disciplinary Commission.” Bauer v. Shephard, No. 09-2963 (7th Cir. Aug. 20, 2010)