Source: USA Today/Gallup
2009 National Poll
Featured Videos
The Bill Moyers Journal looks at the Citizen's United decision, and the direction of spending on elections, with a specific focus on state judicial elections. The program includes an excerpt from Moyers' 1999 PBS Special, "Justice for Sale," and an interview with legal affairs reporter Jeffrey Toobin. To view the program's homepage, click on the picture, and to view the three part program, click on the links below.
Bert Brandenburg and Adam Skaggs June 12, 2009 CNN Interview
A CNN report, Buying Justice, looks at court reforms in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Caperton v. Massey. The video, below, quotes Bert Brandenburg, executive director of Justice at Stake, and Adam Skaggs of the Brennan Center for Justice. To learn more about the CNN report, and other stories on Caperton, visit Gavel Grab, Justice at Stakes daily online journal, or visit our Caperton resource site.
Professor James Sample, ACLU of Ohio on October 18, 2009
James Sample, associate professor of law, Hofstra University School of Law, speaks on the increasing influence of corporate donations to judicial elections, often from key stakeholders before the courts at an ACLU of Ohio meeting.
National Association of Women Judges Conference, C-Span, March 11, 2010
The NAWJ honored Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonya Sotomayor and Brenda Haye, Baroness of Richmond (United Kingdom) at their mid-year conference. The three women spoke on the value of women in the judiciary. Click the image to view the remarks.
Justice at Stake Unveiling of New Politics of Judicial Elections 2002, with Sen. John McCain
Highlighted comments from Justice at Stake's unveiling of the 2002 New Politics for Judicial Elections Report. Among the speakers were Bert Brandenburg, Justice at Stake Executive Director, North Carolina Appeals Court Judge and Justice at Stake Board Member James Wynn, and Senator John McCain.
2008 Negative Campaign Ads
A highlight of some of the nastiest ads from around the country during the 2008 election season.
