Carni said the rules of
judicial conduct prevent him from discussing politics.
Several Hawai'i judges privately expressed support for the march, Portnoy said, but added that «archaic rules» governing
judicial conduct prevented them from joining the protest.
Not exact matches
In a 1976 decision, Commonwealth v. Richards, 369 Mass. 443, the Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the First Amendment
prevents application of the disorderly
conduct law to language and expressive
conduct, even when it is offensive and abusive.
Nothing in KRS 432.230 to 432.270 shall
prevent any court or judge from proceeding against any person writing or publishing a libel or slanderous words concerning such court or judge in relation to his
judicial conduct in court by indictment, nor
prevent any court from punishing any person guilty of a contempt in resisting or disobeying any
judicial order or process issued by or under the authority of such court.»