James J. Sample

Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law

Professor

121 Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY 11549

United States

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1.

Supreme Court Recusal: From Marbury to the Modern Day

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 26, p. 95, Winter 2013, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-07
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Mar 2013
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Supreme Court, First Amendment, Due Process, recusal, judicial disqualification, Citizens United, judicial independence

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Making Judicial Recusal More Rigorous

Judges' Journal, Vol. 46, pp. 17-24, Winter 2007
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2008
James J. Sample and David Pozen
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law and Columbia University - Law School
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recusal, disqualification, due process, judicial elections, state courts, Republican Party of Minnesota v. White

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Democracy at the Corner of First and Fourteenth: Judicial Campaign Spending and Equality

NYU Annual Survey of American Law, Forthcoming, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-29
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 23 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 12 May 2011
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Caperton, campaign finance, contributions, expenditures, judicial elections, First Amendment, Due Process, recusal, judicial disqualification, Citizens United, judicial independence

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The Best Defense: Why Elected Courts Should Lead Recusal Reform

Washburn Law Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 503-534, 2007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jul 2007
Deborah Goldberg, James J. Sample and David Pozen
New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice, Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law and Columbia University - Law School
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recusal, disqualification, due process, judicial independence, model Code of Judicial Conduct, Judicial Elections, State Courts, Avery, Republican Party of Minnesota v. White

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The Last Rites of Public Campaign Financing?

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 92, No. 349, 2013, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-04
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Jan 2014
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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campaig finance, contricutions, expenditures, public financing, Citizens United, First Amendment, Buckley, Lessig

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Court Reform Enters the Post-Caperton Era

Drake Law Review, Vol. 58, No. 787, 2010, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-21
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 May 2010
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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judicial disqualification, recusal, public financing, First Amendment, election law, campaign finance

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The Decade of Democracy's Demise

69 AM. U. L. REV. 1559 (2020), Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-05
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 May 2020
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Caperton: Correct Today, Compelling Tomorrow

Syracuse Law Review, Vol. 60, p. 293, 2010, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-07
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2010
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Retention Elections 2.010

University of San Francisco Law Review, Vol. 46, p. 383, 2011, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-09
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Mar 2012
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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First Amendment, Due Process, Recusal, Judges, Judicial Elections, Retention, Gay Marriage, Judicial Independence, Campaign Finance, Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, Caperton v. Massey, state courts

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The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2006

JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN, THE NEW POLITICS OF JUDICIAL ELECTIONS 2006, Jesse Rutledge, ed., James Sample, et al., 2007
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 06 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2010
James J. Sample, Lauren A. Jones and Rachel Weiss
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Judicial elections, fair courts

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Lawyer, Candidate, Beneficiary, and Judge? Role Differentiation in Elected Judiciaries

University of Chicago Legal Forum, p. 279, 2011, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-26
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 30 Sep 2011
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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First Amendment, Due Process, Recusal, Judges, Judicial Elections, Judicial Independence, Campaign Finance, Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, Caperton v. Massey, state courts

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Textual Rights, Living Immunities

Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-01
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Feb 2017
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Surpreme Court, Textualism, Originalism, immunities, Sovereign immunity, implied rights, rememdies, living constitutionalism, Bivens, Justice Scalia

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The Agnostic's Guide to Judicial Selection

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 219, 2018, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-06
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 May 2018
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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Supreme Court, First Amendment, Due Process, recusal, judicial disqualification, judicial elections, judicial appointments, merit selection

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The Electorate as More than Afterthought

University of Chicago Legal Forum, Forthcoming, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-13
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Dec 2015
James J. Sample
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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voting, voting rights, disenfranchisement, democracy, electoral college, popular vote, ballot access, judicial nominations