A study by the Campaign Finance Institute released today attempts to find a Constitutionally viable means of campaign finance reform that would withstand legal challenge. CFI’s report examines states in the Midwest (all Network…
Election Law at Moritz has released From Registration to Recounts Revisited: Developments in the Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States, a review of the 2008 elections in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and…
The Supreme Court this week made its ruling in McComish v. Bennett, the case involving a “trigger funds” provision in Arizona’s campaign finance law that would allow publicly financed candidates to receive additional public funds if their opponents received private…
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Big redistricting news out of Michigan this week as official maps have been introduced in the state legislature and passed out of committee. Meanwhile in Wisconsin, proposed maps have been circulated, and in Ohio money…
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.
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LANSING, Michigan—MCFN’s executive director, Rich Robinson, wrote a column on the Caperton v. Massey case – “Can justice, cash coexist?”…
LANSING, Michigan—The League of Women Voters of Michigan and the Cooley Law Review are co-sponsoring a symposium entitled “Fair and Impartial Courts? Removing the Influence of Money and Politics in Michigan…
WASHINGTON D.C.—On March 3, the Supreme Court heard the landmark Caperton v. Massey. Transcripts of the argument now available. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Justice at Stake provides an email update on today’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing of oral arguments in the Caperton v. Massey trial regarding judicial recusal: “It was evident from the…
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,…
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