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Adams v. Carney
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1:17-cv-00181
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September 06, 2019
Del. Gov. Asks High Court To Revive Court Party-Balance Rule
Arguing that a basic tenet of federalism is at stake, Delaware Gov. John Carney has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Third Circuit's rejection of a requirement that applicants for three top Delaware state courts be registered Democrats or Republicans.
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June 26, 2018
Toss Of Del. Courts' Political Balance Rules Paused By Judge
A federal magistrate judge in Delaware on Monday stayed a December ruling that struck down a state requirement for political balance on its judicial benches, citing as a reason in part the potential harm from court vacancies during a pending Third Circuit appeal.
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May 24, 2018
Del. Judge Won't Rethink Nixing Judicial Political Balance Law
A Delaware federal judge refused to reconsider a ruling that handed a win to an attorney who challenged a Delaware statute that requires its judicial bench to have a balance of political parties, finding that the state's Gov. John Carney was trying to make arguments he never made in previous briefings.
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February 22, 2018
Del. Gov. Skirting Ruling On Court Party Makeup, Suit Says
The man who won a federal court decision in December against Delaware's requirement for political party balance on its judicial bench appointments accused Gov. John Carney on Wednesday of ignoring the ruling with a recent notice about a vacancy.
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December 06, 2017
Judge Rules Del. Political Bench Balance Unconstitutional
A federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday in favor of a Delaware man who argued that the state's requirement for political party balance on its judicial benches violated the U.S. Constitution, finding that judges don't fall under policymaker exceptions to prohibitions against political tests for government employment.
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March 16, 2017
Del. Justices Decline To Weigh In On Political Balance Suit
Delaware's Supreme Court on Thursday declined Gov. John Carney's request to weigh in on a pending lawsuit over the state's requirement for party balance on its judicial benches, saying its opinion wouldn't be legally binding and therefore wouldn't give the governor the certainty he needs.
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March 14, 2017
Gov. Seeks Del. Justices' Take On Bench Political Balance
Delaware Gov. John Carney has asked the state Supreme Court to issue an advisory opinion about whether the First State's requirement for party balance on its judicial benches violates the U.S. Constitution, noting a federal lawsuit challenging the issue, which he received more time to reply to Monday.
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February 23, 2017
Del. Judicial Political Balance Mandate Unfair, Atty Says
A Delaware attorney is challenging a portion of the state's constitution requiring a balance of representation from "major" political parties in state judicial positions, saying in a lawsuit filed in Delaware federal court that the process is unconstitutional and unfairly excludes members of nonmajority parties and independents.