SPRINGFIELD, Illinois—The leaders of seven Illinois government reform organizations urged Gov. Rod Blagojevich to sign House Bill 824, which would limit pay-to-play opportunities in state contracting and called on Blagojevich to stop soliciting and accepting contributions from state contractors. The…
NEW YORK -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Today in the United States, over five million otherwise eligible citizens cannot vote because of a felony conviction. Four million of these people are not in prison -…
CHICAGO, Illinois—Show Me the Money 2008 The Sunshine Project Cash Clout In Illinois PoliticsRead the PDF here: 2008ShowMeTheMoney.pdf.
CHICAGO, Illinois – A new book released today finds that five key Midwestern states with significantly different political histories and political cultures all have something in common: democracies that are in serious trouble.Author BiographiesClick here to read the book “Democratic Renewal: A Call to Action from America’s Heartland” assesses how the political systems in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin are performing. The book also documents reform efforts that are underway in each state and lays out a…
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Network partner Justice at Stake has joined with 29 other national groups, including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Asian American Justice Center, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and others, calling for an end…
Network partners at the Brennan Center and Justice At Stake wrote an op-ed for Reuters on the threats to the judicial system. Adam Skaggs and Bert Brandenburg write about Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s outspoken attacks against judges who make decisions…
The Chicago Tribune editorial board called for the implementation of a merit system in Illinois after expensive court races in the state, and a refusal by a justice to recuse himself in a case involving a campaign donor. In lieu…
Today, Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice, along with the National Institute on Money in State Politics, released a report, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, which provides an overview of some of the major…
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