Winter v. Wolnitzek’s Empirical Analysis
834 F.3d 681 · 2016
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
4
states following
November 2025
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Younger v. Harris · Buckley v. Valeo · Wood v. Georgia · Renne v. Geary · Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“Voters understand the difference between a speech expressing, say, the judicial candidate's progressive vision for the Commonwealth and one, say, formally endorsing the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky or President of the United States. The former helps the candidate; the latter helps the candidates for Attorney General and President.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Because endorsements often are exchanged between political actors on a quid pro quo basis, the endorsements clause is narrowly tailored to Kentucky's compelling interest in preventing judges from becoming (or being perceived as becoming) part of partisan political machines.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“are supposed to follow the rule of law-no matter current public opinion, no matter the views other political branches, no matter the views of the parties that support them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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