Attacking Judges: How Campaign Advertising Influences State Supreme Court Elections

by Melinda Hall

Book Overview

Nasty, below-the-belt campaigns, mudslinging, and character attacks. These tactics have become part and parcel of today's election politics in America, and judicial elections are no exception. Attacking Judges takes a close look at the effects of televised advertising, including harsh attacks, on state supreme court elections. Author Melinda Gann Hall investigates whether these divisive elections have damaging consequences for representative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804787956
• ISBN13: 9780804787956
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"