The ruling keeps the ethics fight alive and leaves the commission’s underlying inquiry intact, as the candidates say their speech was protected.
A Georgia judicial panel accused two Supreme Court candidates of violating the Code of Judicial Conduct by campaigning on platforms like restoring abortion rights.
The dispute comes during closely watched nonpartisan Georgia Supreme Court elections, where challengers backed by Democratic groups are running against Republican-appointed incumbent justices.
The lawsuit’s details have not been publicly released, but the filing has added new attention to an already contentious judicial election season in Georgia.