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House minority leader gives $18K to Wis. liberal SC candidate, wants help with congressional maps
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Electing a liberal state Supreme Court justice in Wisconsin is key to the future of the Democratic party, the nation's House minority leader has said with his mouth and checkbook.
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Trump endorses Schimel in Wis. Supreme Court race
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – President Donald Trump has endorsed Brad Schimel for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Favre joins other celebrities in endorsing Schimel for Wisconsin Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has joined other celebrities in supporting Judge Brad Schimel for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Kansas voters will decide if they want to vote for Supreme Court justices
The Kansas House of Representatives has ensured voters will vote on a constitutional amendment that would restore popular election of justices to the state Supreme Court.
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$59 million later, Wisconsin's supreme court candidates are tied
Now officially the most expensive judicial race in America's history, Wisconsin's April 1 election appears to be tied.
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Citizen-only voting measure seems dead in Mississippi, but Hosemann has power to revive it
A resolution that would have put the issue of citizen only voting before Mississippians has died in a state Senate committee. But there still is a way for the proposal to see the light of day.
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Weak prison sentences from liberal candidate a hot topic in Wisconsin's Supreme Court saga
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Ahead of a debate that will help Wisconsin voters decide the future of its supreme court, conservative candidate Brad Schimel says his opponent has a "troubling history" of giving felons weaker prison terms than what prosecutors suggest.
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Voters should pick the Supreme Court, not lawyers, Kansas Chamber says
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Kansas lawmakers recently moved one step toward letting voters pick the state's Supreme Court justices, though associations from both sides of civil courts oppose doing so.
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Citizen-only voting amendments victorious in all eight states they were on ballot
Constitutional amendments to ensure only American citizens can vote in elections passed in all eight states they appeared on the ballot.
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Complaint against Wis. Democrat asks if work as lawyer violates legislator ethics
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A Wisconsin Democrat faces the possibility of an ethics investigation, as a complaint has been filed regarding his connection to lobbying firms ahead of what could be an Election Day that leaves the State Assembly looking much different.
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Kansas City has ability to let non-citizens vote in municipal elections
Missouri law gives any city with a population of more than 400,000 the right to regulate its own elections. Amendment 7 would change that.
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Group urges Kentucky voters to support amendment to secure citizen-only voting
A non-profit organization officially has launched its campaign in support of Kentucky’s proposed amendment to codify that only American citizens can vote in state elections.
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Green Party on Wisconsin ballot, against Dems' wishes; Lawsuit likely to follow
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Anticipating another court challenge, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has certified the Green Party's Presidential candidate for this year's election - a move that could possibly take votes from Democrat Kamala Harris in the swing state.
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Fla. trial lawyers want GOP lawmaker to FAFO, spending millions on a Trump-approved primary opponent as payback for reforms
A Florida state Senate election is "Ground Zero" for a revenge plot by Florida trial lawyers furious at a GOP lawmaker who cost them money by pushing reform measures - and their campaign of spending millions of dollars on one of 40 Senate seats got a boost from the country's most popular Republican, Donald Trump.
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ADL files complaint with FEC against JVP PAC
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the Jewish Voice for Peace’s (JVP) political fundraising arm, alleging multiple violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations. ADL urges the FEC to conduct an immediate investigation and to levy appropriate sanctions for any and all violations.
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Oklahoma legislature passes citizen-only voting legislation
OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure that would allow voters decide if only American citizens can vote in Oklahoma elections has passed the state legislature.
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North Carolina lawmakers eye citizen-only voting amendment
North Carolina soon could join a host of other states in letting voters decide if only American citizens should be allowed to vote in all state elections.
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S.C. lawmakers put citizen-only voting amendment on November ballot
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment that would allow only American citizens to vote in all state elections.
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Supreme Court boots ballot challenges to Trump, says states can't block presidential candidates under 14th Amend
The unanimous ruling strikes down rulings from Democratic judges in Colorado and Cook County, which had declared individual states have the power under the Fourteenth Amendment to block "insurrectionists" from seeking federal office
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Taylor calls opponent 'most liberal justice' on Alabama Supreme Court
Bryan Taylor sees himself as the only true conservative in the race to be chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Associate Justice Sarah Stewart is the only other Republican candidate for the seat. The primary election is March 5.