Analysis & Commentary
Fair Courts
Selected Press and Commentary on Caperton v. Massey
Stories covering the West Virginia case.
– 08/05/08
Hugh M. Caperton et al. v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al. - Petition for Writ of Certiorari
In the West Virginia recusal case, a petition for certiorari was filed by Petitioners with the U.S. Supreme Court on July 2, 2008.
– 07/03/08
Buying Time—2008: Idaho
Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton and his challenger, 2nd District Judge John Bradbury, ran for a contested seat on the Idaho Supreme Court.
– 06/18/08
Buying Time—2008: West Virginia
During West Virginia’s Democratic primary, Fmr. Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman and trial lawyer, Menis Ketchum, secured the top two spots for the fall ballot in November.
– 06/13/08
Buying Time—2008: Wisconsin
Leading up to the November 2008 election, the Brennan Center is releasing real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. This is on Wisconsin’s race.
– 05/12/08
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.
– 05/07/08
Wisconsin State Court, Butler Ad, Mar. 3, 2008
Ad from Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. Ad features Justice Louis Butler.
– 04/17/08
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.
Authored by: James Sample
– 03/22/08
Buying Time: Television Advertising in the 2004 State Supreme Court Elections
Leading up to the November 2004 election, the Brennan Center released real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. The 2004 reports continued the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 and 2002, examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.