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Greater Wisconsin Committee Books Ads in Supreme Court Race
With less than two weeks to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court general election on April 5, the left-leaning Greater Wisconsin Committee has started booking TV ad contracts.

March 24, 2016
Fair Courts
Brennan Center, Co-Plaintiffs to Appeal “LLC Loophole” Decision
The state legislature never intended to create this loophole, which has allowed millions of secret dollars to enter New York elections. We intend to pursue all our options for correcting the Board of Elections error.

March 17, 2016
Money in Politics
New York Reform
New York Reform
TV Advertising Ramps Up Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court General Election
With both candidates booking broadcast TV ad contracts and the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform continuing to purchase ads, TV contract buys for just the general election portion of the race have reached at least $573,145.

March 16, 2016
Fair Courts
First TV Ads Booked for Wisconsin Supreme Court General Election
With the Wisconsin Supreme Court general election less than a month away on April 5, new television ad contracts worth at least $369,970 have been booked by Wisconsin Alliance for Reform, according to an analysis of public FCC records.

March 8, 2016
Fair Courts
Record TV Spending Nears $1.3 million in Arkansas Supreme Court Race
Candidates and outside groups have poured $1,290,380 into television ads in the lead-up to the March 1 election for two seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court, according to an analysis of public FCC records by Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice.

February 26, 2016
Fair Courts
First Candidate TV Ads to Air in Ohio Supreme Court Primary
On Monday, residents of Cleveland, Ohio will see the first television ads in the state’s Republican primary for the Ohio Supreme Court. The ads will support candidate Pat Fischer, a current court of appeals judge.

February 25, 2016
Fair Courts
TV Spending in Arkansas Supreme Court Race Passes $1 Million Mark
With Election Day just over one week away, total spending on TV ad contracts in Arkansas’ Supreme Court race has passed the $1 million mark.

February 22, 2016
Fair Courts
Total TV Spending in Arkansas Supreme Court Race Breaks Record
With just under two weeks to go before Election Day on March 1, total spending on TV ad contracts in Arkansas’ Supreme Court race exceeds the state’s previous TV spending record by more than $300,000.

February 18, 2016
Fair Courts
Final Ads Set to Air in Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary Race
With the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary days away on Feb. 16, combined television ad spending among candidates and special-interest groups has surpassed $710,000.

February 12, 2016
Fair Courts
Obama Urges Action on Democracy Reform
President Obama called for broad democracy reform in his address to the Illinois General Assembly, touching on issues such as voting rights, money in politics, and redistricting.

February 10, 2016
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Reform Agenda
Voter Registration Modernization
Restricting the Vote
Money in Politics
Public Financing
Election Spending
Government & Court Reform
Redistricting

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