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Friday, November 03, 2006

Ind. Law - Indiana Lawyer James Bopp Jr. featured in Nov. ABA Journal

"The Big Bopper: This Terre Haute Lawyer is Exploding the Canons of Judicial Campaign Ethics" is the title of a 5-page article by Terry Carter in the just-out Novemeber issue of the ABA Journal. Here is a scanned copy of the article, the file is about 1.5 MB. A quote:

[Bopp] has become perhaps the most prominent lawyer in the country in campaign finance and election law, especially as the go-to-guy for conservative religious groups wanting to work within the system, but work it for sure.

Most recently, Bopp has been on a tear to make judicial campaign speech more wide open and more like that for the other branches of government. He wants judges and candidates to say what they think, especially about abortion, assisted suicide and same-sex marriage. Some states' judiciaries are convulsing in their attempts to deal with the pressures and lawsuits he is bringing to bear.

The ILB has had many entries referencing Bopp's various lawsuits involving the judiciary. Included in the list are entries about the suit brought by Bopp, pending in the the Northern District of Indiana, against the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Right To Life Inc et al v. Randall T. Shepard et al - check here for more information.

Notably, Bopp was earlier this year appointed Indiana Republican National Committeeman by Governor Daniels.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 3, 2006 02:47 PM
Posted to Indiana Law