Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice have both filed separate amicus briefs on the case Wisconsin Right to Life v. Brennan in federal appeals court.
Network partner Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report this month on units of government hiring lobbyists to lobby state government in Springfield. The report found that…
Network partners Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice have issued a press release (via Justice at Stake) stating that two years after the Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. Massey, only nine states have adopted…
A US District judge in Virginia has ruled that, under the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, corporations can make donations directly to political candidates. Federal law had said that corporations could not contribute directly to candidates, but Judge James…
It has been a busy week on the redistricting front, particularly in Illinois as the General Assembly rushed to get state level and congressional maps passed before the end of their session. Also, Michigan’s map drawing competition has concluded, and…
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MIDWEST--Civic groups in five Great Lakes states are calling on more than 700 judicial candidates to follow new campaign conduct guidelines that help them steer clear of special interest pressures and political agendas.A nine-page memo, mailed to candidates in Illinois,…
WASHINGTON, DC -- Special interest pressure is metastasizing into a permanent national threat to the fairness and impartiality of America’s courts, according to a major new report from the Justice at Stake Campaign and its partners, the Brennan Center for…
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