Network News in Minnesota

May 11 2012 at 11:01 AM

Federal courts: JAS pushes to end judicial gridlock; SCOTUS favorability at new low

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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…

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May 08 2012 at 10:54 AM

Common Cause MN pushes for investigation of recount group

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Network partner Common Cause Minnesota is asking the Ramsey County Attorney and the St. Paul Police Department to investigate a group involved in the 2010 gubernatorial recount. Count Them All Properly, Inc., a corporation set up by the Republican Party…

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May 04 2012 at 10:43 AM

FCC rules to put TV inspection files online

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The Federal Communications Commission has issued a ruling that will require television stations to post their station information online, including the records of how much they charge for ad time, and which political committees buy time. Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes in…

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May 02 2012 at 04:54 PM

Op-eds question need for voter ID in Minnesota

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This November, Minnesota voters will get to decide whether the state should adopt a photo ID requirement for those who want to cast ballots in future elections. Network partner Common Cause Minnesota questioned the need…

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April 26 2012 at 01:59 PM

Got ID? New report shows how groups can help voters get ID

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A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Demos, Common Cause, and the Fair Elections Legal Network examines how organizations on the ground assist their constituents in getting ID cards. The report, “Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter…

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Network News for Minnesota in Judicial Independence

May 11 2012 at 11:01 AM

Federal courts: JAS pushes to end judicial gridlock; SCOTUS favorability at new low

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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…

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December 19 2011 at 02:17 PM

Network partners speak out against campaign cash & attacks on the judiciary

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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…

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October 27 2011 at 05:18 PM

New Politics of Judicial Elections

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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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June 20 2011 at 10:56 AM

Network partners file briefs asking court to uphold Wisconsin Impartial Justice Act

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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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June 07 2011 at 03:48 PM

Only 9 states pass new judicial recusal rules in two years after Caperton

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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…

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