Litigation

NV Justices Weigh Change to Campaign Limits

By Peter Hardin

Will Nevada voters soon witness a political slugfest in judicial elections?

That’s the suggestion of a headline for a Las Vegas Review-Journal article. “Judges say they favor being able to take gloves off during elections,” the headline declares.

Here’s the heart of the report:

“The next cycle of judicial elections in Nevada could be nastier than usual if the Nevada Supreme Court eases restrictions on campaign behavior — a real possibility given recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and last fall’s voter rejection of merit selection.”

The Nevada justices signaled their thinking, in favor of lifting limits on what judicial candidates can say and how they raise campaign cash, at a hearing on the future of the court’s Standing Commission on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices. An administrative opinion is expected from the court in upcoming months.

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 14, 2011 (boomark / email).