Wisconsin—The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign launched its Judicial Independence Project micro-site: “Wisconsin is courting disaster. The scales of justice are out of balance.” The site features a downloadable petition to protect fair…
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,…
MIDWEST -- New poll gauges Midwest's attitudes on political reform.Citizens rank right to know No. 1 Wisconsin State Journal; July 8, 2008 Survey: Most Ohioans distrust state governmentCincinnati Business Courier; June 23, 2008 Michiganders have…
MIDWEST -- New Guide Brings Redistricting Out into the Open The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, George Mason University, and the Joyce Foundation are pleased to announce the release of 'A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting', authored by…
Wisconsin —The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is just one example of what’s ahead, By Emma Schwartz. Not once in more than 40 years has an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice lost an election—not, that is, until this week, when…
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Voters in Indiana and Wisconsin headed to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections in their states. Indiana held their regular primary, voting for presidential and U.S. congressional candidates. Wisconsin’s primary, however, was for recall elections, and determining the candidates…
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…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear cases involving the state’s voter ID law, and has sent them back to circuit courts in Waukesha and Madison. Dane County Circuit Court judge David Flanagan,…
Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 3 for their state’s primary, and Republican voters turned out in favor of Mitt Romney. Because of pending lawsuits, including one by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the state’s voter…
A lawsuit filed by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin against the state’s voter ID law will head to the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, where the justices will decide whether arguments will be heard.…
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