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Constitutional Law Keyed to Chemerinsky
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar
Citation:
135 S. Ct. 1656 (2015)Facts
Florida’s Canon 7C(1), based on a provision in the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct, governs fundraising in judicial elections. The law prohibits judicial candidates from soliciting campaign funds personally. Lanell Williams-Yulee has practiced law in Florida and decided to run for a seat on the county court. She drafted a letter announcing her candidacy, which stated that an early contribution made payable to ‘Lanelll Williams-Yulee Campaign for County Judge’ will help raise the initial funds… and that she asks for support in meeting the primacy election fund raiser goals. Yulee signed and mailed the letter to local voters. The Florida Bar filed a complaint against her for violating the Florida’s statute, including the ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds. Both parties agree that Canon 7C(1) restricts Yulee’s speech on the basis of its content but they disagree about the level of scrutiny that should govern our law.
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