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Scholarship & White Papers
Public Opinion Research
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Are Judicial Elections a Threat to Judicial Independence?
The Federalist Society State Courts Project, 26 October 2006 – Event Audio
Featuring: Harold F. See, Jr., Randall T. Shepard, Tim O’Brien
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Are Judicial Elections a Threat to Judicial Independence?
Southeastern Legal Foundation and Georgia Public Policy Foundation, 2 November 2006 — Event Audio
Authors: Harold See, Jay Cook, and Leonard Leo
Media & Commentary
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Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Assisted Suicide Advertisements
In Final Exit Network, Inc. v. Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously concluded that Georgia’s statutory prohibition on advertising or offering to assist in the commission of a suicide was an unconstitutional restriction on free speech protected by both the United States and Georgia Constitutions. The court suggested that the state could have prohibited all assisted suicides instead of just public offers of assistance, leaving a potential opening for the State Legislature to pass a different law.