"The Nevada Supreme Court reversed that decision, saying it violated the First Amendment and citing the Supreme Court’s decision last year in Citizens United. “Voting by an elected public officer on public issues is protected speech under the First Amendment,” Justice Michael Douglas wrote for the majority.
In dissent, Justice Kristina Pickering called that assertion “both unprecedented and unwise.” She said that voting by a public official is conduct rather than protected speech.
Citizens United may also figure in a second First Amendment case that the court agreed to hear on Friday, Sorrell v. IMS Health, No. 10-779, which involves database mining and drug marketing."
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Recusal Laws in Nevada
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