The Ever-Changing Standards Governing What Judicial Candidates Are Allowed to Say
Historically there has been an important difference between judicial elections and elections for other offices: judicial candidates were limited in what they could say. At present, it's hard to define exactly what candidates can say and can't say, but it is clear that the limits on candidate speech are increasingly being relaxed.
The Increasing Importance of Money in Judicial Elections
The problem of money in judicial elections is not an issue of how much is being contributed to or spent by judicial campaigns. The problem is the fact that any money is being contributed at all. The problem arises from the identities of the contributors themselves.
