Opinion | Court races hijacked by dark money

Opinion | Court races hijacked by dark money

This spring, all eyes are on Wisconsin as voters decide who will fill an empty seat on our state Supreme Court. The stakes could not be higher as we can expect the justices to hear cases about voting rights, abortion access and the purity of our water within the next term.

But dark money, or campaign funding from undisclosed donors, complicates this role. Leading up to the primary, big-dollar, out-of-state interest groups are already working overtime to politicize our judges and purchase influence, attempting to block out the voice of Wisconsin voters…

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Meet the Candidates Running in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

Meet the Candidates Running in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

Jennifer Dorow, Dan Kelly, Everett Mitchell and Janet Protasiewicz are facing each other in the Feb. 21 primary to run in the 2023 spring general election for state Supreme Court justice.

Read the article in PBS Wisconsin online By ZAC SCHULTZ, January 4, 2023

Read more from Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Supreme_Court_elections,_2023

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What is Moore v. Harper?

What is Moore v. Harper?

In June of 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Moore v. Harper, which considers the "independent state legislature” theory or ISLT. Adoption of the independent state legislature theory by the US Supreme Court would be detrimental to all Americans. It would prevent state courts from ruling on actions of the state legislature that govern federal elections, essentially giving state legislatures unchecked authority to set the rules for federal elections, including redistricting maps…

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