Supreme Court To Decide if 30 States Can Allow Judges To Accept Campaign Cash

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could overturn 30 states' bans on judges personally seeking campaign contributions. In Lanell Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar, a county-level judicial candidate was publicly reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court in May and forced to pay $1,860 in court costs for signing a fundraising letter during the 2009 election, according to her petition. The court also rejected her argument that the decision violated her First Amendment rights, saying...