August 16 2010 at 11:24 PM
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…
Reports & Research for Wisconsin in Judicial Independence
July 21 2009 at 02:39 PM
Spending in 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court race tops $2 million
Midwest Democracy Network partner organization, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign recently released a report detailing spending by interest groups and the two candidates for April’s state Supreme Court race. According to a WDC press release issued July 21, spending by…
May 08 2009 at 01:33 PM
New poll suggests Americans want judiciary and other branches of government to work together
According to a May 8th poll by the National Center for State Courts, 9 in 10 Americans believe that the three branches of government should meet regularly to discuss issues in the justice system, with 74…
April 29 2009 at 09:42 AM
Smear groups spend nearly $1.3 million in Wisconsin races
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. …
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