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Special Interest TV Spending Sets Record in Wisconsin
Special interest groups have spent more than $3.5 million on TV ads in this year’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election, breaking the state’s previous record for television spending by non-candidate groups, according to data released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice.
– 04/05/11
Special Interest TV Spending in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Tops $3 Million
With just one day to go before Election Day, spending on television advertising continues at a blistering pace in the race between incumbent Justice David Prosser and challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, topping $3 million.
– 04/04/11
Brennan Center Announces New Co-Chairs
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law announced today that Patricia Bauman and Lawrence B. Pedowitz have been elected Co-Chairs of the Center’s Board of Directors.
– 04/04/11
Special Interest TV Spending in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Accelerates
Spending on television advertising continues at a blistering pace in the race between incumbent Justice David Prosser and challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, topping $2.16 million through March 31st.
– 04/01/11
TV Ad Spending By Special Interest Groups Tops $1 Million in Wisconsin Judicial Election
With one week to go before Election Day, spending on television advertising has reached nearly $1.4 million in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Of this total, approximately 82 percent was spent by non-candidate special interest groups.
– 03/29/11
Civil Rights Groups Urge Florida Clemency Board Not to Further Restrict Voting Rights
Four of the nation’s premier civil rights organizations sent a letter late Friday to Florida’s Board of Executive Clemency, asking the board not to further restrict Floridians’ voting rights by requiring every individual with a criminal conviction to apply for restoration of their civil rights after a new waiting period that could be as long as five years.
– 03/08/11
Brennan Center for Justice and National Urban League Partner on Redistricting
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law and the National Urban League today announced a strategic collaboration to educate and empower historically underserved urban communities on redistricting issues in 2011. Please visit the following link to register and obtain information about the webinars: http://www.iamempowered.com/article/2011/02/22/web-based-census-redistricting-training
– 02/25/11
Broad Bipartisan Support of Arizona’s Public Financing System
Arizona's public campaign financing system — at issue in a high-profile case before the U.S. Supreme Court — drew support yesterday from a prominent group of bipartisan political leaders, business executives, constitutional law experts, and political scientists.
– 02/23/11
New Voter I.D. Policies Could Cost States Millions
New voter I.D. policies under consideration in a number of states could dramatically increase state election administration budgets, according to a new Brennan Center report released today.
– 02/22/11
Brennan Center Commends Gov. Cuomo for Introducing Redistricting Reform Act
The Brennan Center for Justice issued the following statement commending Governor Andrew Cuomo for introducing the Redistricting Reform Act of 2011, comprehensive legislation that will increase transparency and public participation in the state’s redistricting process and provide important protections for communities throughout the state.
– 02/17/11