The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released a report last week stating that special interest groups spent $1.27 million on negative television ads during the state Supreme Court race. …
LANSING, Michigan—By a three-to-one margin, Michigan voters believe that there is a probability of bias when a judge hears a case involving a major financial supporter of his election campaign, according…
ST.PAUL, Minnesota—Meanwhile, Common Cause Minnesota issued the Minnesota Election Report, which recommends that Minnesota election law be changed to simplify the voting registration process, to improve training of election judges and…
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Justice at Stake Campaign: This special report shows how five midwestern states—Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin—have become caught up in America’s “New Politics of Judicial Elections.” Download the press release …
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Brennan Center for Justice By James Sample, David Pozen and Michael Young This paper takes its cue from Justice Anthony Kennedy's concurrence in the 2002 case of Republican Party of Minnesota v. White. Download a PDF…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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