Research

  • GOP Census Politics

    Richard R. Buery, Jr.

    This op-ed argues that the Census Bureau’s attempt to use sampling to increase the accuracy of the 2000 census is a laudable effort.

    December 7, 1998
    Redistricting
    Voting Rights & Elections

  • Lott's Hispanic Quota

    The Nation

    October 5, 1998

    Lott’s Hispanic Quota

    By Deborah Goldberg

    Senate majority leader Trent Lott has established a new rule for the federal judicial selection process. There can be one, and only one, Hispanic woman on the United States Courts of Appeals. Since there is already one such judge (Rosemary Barkett, on the 11th Circuit), other Hispanic women can serve on trial courts, but the appellate courts are officially off limits.

    October 5, 1998
    Fair Courts

  • Blaming the Judge

    The Washington Monthly

    September 1998

    Blaming the Judge

    By E. Joshua Rosenkranz

    September 1, 1998
    Fair Courts

  • Regulating Interest Group Activity in Judicial Elections

    Mark Kozlowski

    Judicial Independence Series: This paper describes the factual background and legal framework for mandatory reporting of interest group spending in judicial elections. It offers guidance for reformers seeking to improve disclosure within constitutional constraints.

    November 4, 1987
    Fair Courts

  • Public Funding of Judicial Elections: Financing Campaigns for Fair and Impartial Courts

    Deborah Goldberg

    Judicial Independence Series: This paper makes the case for public financing of judicial elections from several perspectives. First, it describes current circumstances and the need for change. Then, it describes public financing options for contested and retention elections. Finally, it makes the case that these options are constitutionally permissible and sound. This paper is an indispensable resource for anyone trying to understand, propose, support and defend a public financing system for judicial elections.

    November 4, 1987
    Fair Courts

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