6th Circ. Judicial Elections Ruling Shores Up Partisan Trend

By Andrew Strickler (August 26, 2016, 7:59 PM EDT) -- A recent Sixth Circuit decision backing the right of Kentucky judicial candidates to promote their party affiliation is the latest to push states with traditionally nonpartisan election systems closer toward campaigns clearly divided between red and blue candidates, experts say, potentially discarding a key barrier between elected judges and traditional politics....

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