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  • Supreme Court Leaves State Judicial Conduct Rules Intact

    Maria da Silva

    On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand two decisions upholding important rules limiting the influence of money and partisan politics on the courts.

    May 4, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • New Census Data will Help Correct Prison-based Gerrymandering

    Bonnie Ernst

    Last week the United State Census Bureau released a new data file giving states new opportunities to correct the decades-old problem of prison-based gerrymandering. 

    Prison-based gerrymandering occurs when the thousands of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons are counted by the Census as residents of the districts where they are incarcerated rather than residents of their home communities, where most inmates will return upon release.

    April 25, 2011
    Redistricting

  • The Week in Fair Courts

    Maria da Silva

    In the Brennan Center's latest round up of last week's Fair Courts news, we focus on the a highly-contested judicial race in Wisconsin, a judicial reform plan in Florida, judicial appointment systems, and more.

    April 18, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • A New Way to Visualize Redistricting

    Bonnie Ernst

    The Brennan Center is excited to release our newest redistricting publication, Know Your Lines, a fold-out poster created in partnership with the Center for Urban Pedagogy's Making Policy Public series and talented designers at We Have Photoshop.  The poster provides a clear, graphically enhanced explanation of redistricting, concrete ideas about how to engage in the redistricting process, a timeline and list of additional resources.

    April 15, 2011
    Redistricting

  • One Week Later: What Happened in Wisconsin?

    Erik Opsal

    Although the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race are still not official, one thing is — this election set a new record for special interest spending on television ads in a Wisconsin judicial race, with five groups spending just under $3.6 million on ad buys before the election.

    April 13, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • The Week in Fair Courts

    Maria da Silva

    In the Brennan Center's latest round up of last week's Fair Courts news, we write on a campaign finance case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the ongoing battle for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, attacks on the judiciary, and more.

    March 28, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • The Week in Fair Courts

    Maria da Silva

    In the Brennan Center's latest round up of last week's Fair Courts news, we examine the Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, judicial selection in Kansas and Nevada, recusal rules in New York, and more.

    March 22, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • The Week in Fair Courts

    Maria da Silva

    In the Brennan Center's latest round up of last week's Fair Courts news, we look at dwindling court resources in New York, Alabama and California, attacks on the judiciary, and more.

     

    March 14, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • This Week in Fair Courts

    Maria da Silva

    In the Brennan Center's latest weekly round up of Fair Courts news, we focus on vacancies on the federal bench, shifting styles on the U.S. Supreme Court, state judicial selection in Wisconsin and Arkansas, and more.

    March 7, 2011
    Fair Courts

  • Two Years after Caperton, Small Steps Forward, Many More Strides Needed

    Andrew Silver

    On the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court hearing Caperton v. Massey, many states have failed to adopt the judicial recusal standards set forth by the court. It's time for states, and the ABA, to act. We must preserve the perception, and reality, of fair and impartial courts.

    March 3, 2011
    Fair Courts

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