State judicial elections, which in many states have become contentious affairs attracting the attention - and the dollars - of powerful interest groups, may well have received a significant further nudge in this direction thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Court’s June 27 decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, the efficacy of regulations that used to prevent judicial campaigns from threatening fair and impartial courts have been thrown into doubt. To place the White decision in context, this memorandum:
