, attack advertising, and election results for state supreme courts from 2002 to 2008. The book successfully undercuts … substantive basis for voting on judicial candidates; and that attack advertising perniciously compromises partisan incumbents' re-election … book's findings, our work suggests that judges are increasingly hostile to criminal defendants in criminal cases, to win re-election …

. Federal Election Commission. The moment that these decisions were announced, their connection undoubtedly crystallized for … interconnected manner, Professor Michael LeRoy delivers an important empirical study, "Partisan Election of Judges: Equal Justice … whether it can be “equal” in United States courts. Citizens United, Caperton v. Massey and "Partisan Election of Judges: Equal …

carefully to think through the appropriate role of federal judiciary in election administration and threatens to distort equal …This essay addresses the proper scope of judicial intervention in the field of election administration. It argues that … the Supreme Court would generally do best to leave issues of election administration to the lower courts, at least in the …

then selected by the governor. Then, periodically, this judge undergoes a retention election: an up-or-down vote by the …

that prohibits aid to overseas non-governmental organisations (NGOs) if they offer abortion-related information or services …

legal access to contraception and abortion. I present a new review of changes in the historical policy environment in the …