Resources
State Judicial Elections
Buying Time—2008
The 2008 reports continue the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.
Analysis
– 05/07/08
North Carolina Right to Life Committee Fund for Independent Political Expenditures v. Leake
The Brennan Center is intervening to help defend the nation’s first voluntary full public financing program for judicial elections.
Court Cases
– 05/01/08
Wisconsin State Court, Butler Ad, Mar. 3, 2008
Ad from Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. Ad features Justice Louis Butler.
Analysis
– 04/17/08
BC Proposal Offers Fresh Ideas and Reforms to End the Growing Threat to Judicial Impartiality
In an effort to restore trust in our justice system, the Brennan Center for Justice has published a new report that seeks to eliminate even the appearance of an imbalanced judiciary with consistent principles and rules for when a judge should step down from a case.
Press Releases
– 04/07/08
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Raises New Questions About Judicial Election Reform
An African American justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court lost his bid for re-election Tuesday in a racially charged and interest group-dominated campaign that raises new questions about the role of money in judicial campaigns.
Press Releases
– 04/02/08
Fair Courts: Setting Recusal Standards
The Brennan Center’s recusal report addresses increasing threats to the impartiality of America’s state courts, and provides ten proposals to achieving meaningful reform of state recusal systems.
Publications
Authored by: James Sample, David Pozen and Michael Young
– 04/01/08
Justice for Sale
Certain American values transcend partisan divisions. One is that money should not influence the courts. But with record sums pouring into judicial elections, the ideal of due process is giving way to a perception of pay-to-play justice.
Commentary
Authored by: James Sample
– 03/22/08
Lopez Torres v. NYS Board of Elections
U.S. Judge Overturns New York State Judicial Election Process in Brennan Center Lawsuit
Court Cases
– 01/16/08
The Best Defense: Why Elected Courts Should Lead Recusal Reform
Commentary
Authored by: Deborah Goldberg, James Sample and David Pozen
– 06/01/07