Report: Campaign contributions and ad spending threaten judicial independence
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in…
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Spending on state Supreme Court elections has more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in…
This year’s 37 gubernatorial races have taken financial priority to both Republicans and Democrats this political season, which could define future redistricting efforts …
Common Cause in Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck wrote in a
Earlier this summer, Minnesota passed a campaign finance disclosure bill in response to the Citizens United decision, augmenting Minnesota’s election law that already…
With big-spending judicial races a possibility this year, four candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court have taken a clean-campaign pledge proposed by the…
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Brennan Center Democracy Program
Citizen Advocacy Center Government Monitoring
George Mason University United States Elections Project