Press Releases
Cert Granted in WV Coal Mine Case
Supreme Court to weigh in on money in the courtroom; grants cert in judicial elections case.
– 11/14/08
Buying Time—Spending Rockets Before Elections
Candidates, interest groups, and political parties combined to spend $19,861,269 on television advertisements in state Supreme Court elections nationwide this year, announced two national watchdog groups.
– 11/13/08
Coalition Releases Criminal Justice Policy Roadmap
More than 20 organizations, including the Brennan Center for Justice, and individuals is pleased to announce the publication of a catalogue of key criminal justice issues and policy recommendations for the next administration and congress.
– 11/06/08
Statement on Election Day
Universal voter registration, contingency plans needed to ensure every eligible vote can cast a vote that counts.
– 11/05/08
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge to North Carolina Courts’ Public Finance System
Today advocates for fair and impartial courts observed a significant victory as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the nation’s first public funding system for judicial elections. The decision bolsters North Carolina’s system for reducing the influence of money from state courts – and efforts to do the same elsewhere – at a time when millions of dollars continue to pour into judicial elections around the country.
– 11/03/08
Court to Coffman: No More Purging
The Court today again told Secretary of State Mike Coffman to cease and desist from any additional removal of names from registration lists before Election Day.
– 10/31/08
Virginia Officials Blocking Eligible Student Voters
Voting advocates urge local registrar to stop challenging students with university address listed on registration forms.
– 10/31/08
Colorado District Court Judge Orders Secretary of State to Cease and Desist Voter Purges
Voting rights groups asked a District Court judge to order the Secretary of State to cease and desist all cancellations between now and November 4th. The order was granted this afternoon.
– 10/31/08
Purged Colorado Voters Win Unprecedented Protections to Ensure Votes Are Counted
An agreement reached late yesterday before a federal judge in Colorado ensures that tens of thousands of Colorado voters illegally purged from the registration lists will have their votes counted.
– 10/30/08
Buying Time—Michigan and Alabama Join Costly Wisconsin
Judicial campaign spending increases in these states.
– 10/30/08