And The Money Keeps Rolling In
An Associated Press article chronicles the rising costs of judicial elections, focusing on current contests in the Midwest. This sounds just like what we’ve been seeing in Pennsylvania — rising...
View ArticleJudicial Selection Is A Hot Topic
According to an Associated Press report, judicial selection reform is on a lot of people’s minds. “More than a half dozen states have either put questions relating to judicial selection to voters this...
View ArticleOut in the Open in Ohio
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court changed one of the rules governing its judicial elections. According to an Associated Press report on Ohio.com, judicial candidates may now make public their...
View ArticleAssociated Press Reviews the Caperton Argument
The Associated Press offers a useful account of this morning’s oral argument in Caperton v. Massey. Although it’s always hard to tell how a case will be decided based on the oral argument, the A.P....
View ArticleSomething’s Still Rotten in the State of West Virginia
A little over a month has passed since the Caperton decision, and things still seem to be rotten in the state of West Virginia. Both the Charleston Gazette and the Associated Press (via Forbes.com) are...
View ArticleWest Virginia Judge Does Not Have to Recuse
The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that Judge Michael Thornsbury is not required to recuse from the case involving Massey Coal Company. According to the Associated Press (via Forbes.com), the...
View ArticlePraise from an Unusual Corner
Usually judicial candidates — even those who support Merit Selection — are hesitant to criticize the electoral process or call for reform during the election season. But yesterday, Supreme Court...
View ArticleShow Me The Money
Campaign finance reports were due this week from Pennsylvania judicial candidates. Judging from the Associated Press’ report, the money is rolling in. The AP reports that Democrat Jack Panella has...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Money
All of a sudden, other people seem to be doing our work for us, that is alerting the public to the evils of money in judicial elections. Supreme Court candidates are challenging each other about...
View ArticleWhat's In a Name?
Wednesday’s primary election in Washington state is further evidence that where voters have little or no information about one or both of the candidates running for office, they may rely on other...
View ArticleWhat’s In a Name?
Wednesday’s primary election in Washington state is further evidence that where voters have little or no information about one or both of the candidates running for office, they may rely on other...
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