Imagine you are a state judge running for reelection and are challenged by a popular lawyer in town, who is known as a champion for the poor. The latest poll indicated that you were five percentage points behind your opponent. A local labor union with 20,000 due-paying members comes to you to offer not only large donations, but also actual union member votes, which would assure your victory. You know that the same union has filed a lawsuit in your court requesting that the current state law governing the amount of political contributions by labor unions be lifted