Both tomorrow's costly West Virginia Supreme Court primary contest and Justice at Stake's reporting on soaring judicial election fundraising were spotlighted by a Wall Street Journal blog. For more, see Gavel Grab.
More than 90% of Americans believe judges should not hear cases involving individuals or groups that contributed to their campaign
Source: USA Today/Gallup
2009 National Poll
Source: USA Today/Gallup
2009 National Poll
Election News - West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Allen Loughry enters the 2012 race for West Virginia Supreme Court with not one, not two, not three, but four law degrees.
West Virginia’s legislature has dealt a setback to the state’s pilot program for public financing of the 2012 state Supreme Court elections. Learn details in Gavel Grab.
The Justice at Stake Campaign and a partner, the Brennan Center for Justice, have unveiled a new website featuring data on national TV spending, candidate fundraising and key political players in 2010 state high-court elections, which may be unprecedented in their character. State Supreme Court retention (up-or-down) elections in four...
