ARL PAC v. FELDMAN

Nos. 05-35902, 05-36027.

504 F.3d 840 (2007)

ALASKA RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; Michael W. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jeffrey M. FELDMAN; Nancy Nolan; Patricia Collins; Ben J. Esch; Thomas Nave; Peter Aschenbrenner; Richard L. Burton; Ethel L. Staton, Defendants-Appellants, Steve Van Goor, Defendant-Appellee. Alaska Right to Life Political Action Committee; Michael W. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jeffrey M. Feldman; Nancy Nolan; Patricia Collins; Ben J. Esch; Thomas Nave; Peter Aschenbrenner; Richard L. Burton; Ethel L. Staton; Steve Van Goor, Defendants-Appellees, and Mark Woelber; Louise Driscoll; Deborah Ricker; Gail Welt; Annette Ravithis, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bopp, Jr., Thomas J. Marzen, Anita Y. Woudenberg, Terre Haute, Indiana, and William F. Sherman, Anchorage, AK, for plaintiffs-appellants Alaska Right to Life Political Action Committee and Michael Miller.

Jan Hart DeYoung, Anchorage, AK, for defendants-appellants Jeffrey M. Feldman, Nancy Nolan, Patricia Collins, Ben J. Esch, Thomas Nave, Peter Aschenbrenner, Richard L. Burton, and Ethel L. Staton.

Neil T. O'Donnell, Anchorage, AK, for defendant-appellee Steve Van Goor.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, JOHN T. NOONAN, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

In October 2002, the Alaska Right to Life Political Action Committee ("ARL PAC") circulated a questionnaire to the twelve Alaska state court judges who were seeking retention votes in the then-upcoming November 2002 election. The questionnaire solicited the judges' views on a variety of legal and political issues such as abortion and assisted suicide. Only four judges responded. None indicated a view with respect to any of the positions listed...

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