The millions in campaign funding poured into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election spotlights the increasing partisanship around these supposedly neutral court roles. It also feeds a growing concern nationally about the independence of state high courts.

The millions in campaign funding poured into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election spotlights the increasing partisanship around these supposedly neutral court roles. It also feeds a growing concern nationally about the independence of state high courts.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
    122·
    7 days ago

    Citizen’s United flew in the face of ‘original intent.’

    The Founding Fathers never conceived of anonymous backers coming in and influencing elections; they lived in a time when all transactions were face-to-face or through mail from a known correspondent.