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The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2004: How Special Interest Pressure on Our Courts Has Reached A
Publication Date: June 2005
Publisher(s): National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.); Brennan Center for Justice; Justice at Stake Campaign
Author(s): Rachel Weiss; Edwin Bender; Sarah Samis; Deborah Goldberg
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York; Open Society Institute; Joyce Foundation; Deer Creek Foundation
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York; Open Society Institute; Joyce Foundation; Deer Creek Foundation
Special Collection: The Joyce Foundation
Topic: Justice (Courts and judicial power)
Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Type: Report
Abstract:
A perfect storm of hardball TV ads, millions in campaign contributions and bare-knuckled special interest politics is descending on a rapidly growing number of Supreme Court campaigns.