e-lerts 2009

What's Wrong with this Year's Supreme Court Election

Email date: 3/12/09

In this update:
1. Why conventional wisdom on ’09 Supreme Court election is wrong
2. Public forums focus on judicial election reform

State's Sunshine Laws Found Lacking

Email date: 3/18/09

In this update:
1. New study shows room for improvement in open government laws
2. Judicial Independence Project crisscrosses state, more events to come
3. Do newspapers matter?

Hearing on Issue Ad Rule Monday

Email date: 3/26/09

In this update:
1. Public hearing set for Monday on new electioneering disclosure rules
2. Outside group activity picks up in spring elections
3. TONIGHT: Forum on Supreme Court reform in Eau Claire

Midwest Groups Urge Obama to Push Reforms

Email date: 3/31/09

In this update:
1. 23 groups sign letter to Obama backing federal campaign reforms
2. Numerous campaign reports missing on state Web site
3. Electioneering disclosure rule clears another hurdle
4. Judicial forums raising awareness of need for Supreme Court election overhaul

Voice Your Support for Supreme Court Election Reform

Email date: 4/3/09

In this update:
1. TAKE ACTION: Sign the online Impartial Justice petition
2. Latest info on campaign financing of spring elections on wisdc.org

It's Time for the Public to be Heard

Email date: 4/20/09

In this update:
1. Wanted: Public hearings on Impartial Justice bill
2. Information on officials’ finances hard to come by

April $howers

Email date: 4/28/09

In this update:
1. Interest group spending passes $1 million mark in spring races
2. Bill nixing ’home court advantage’ gets hearing
3. The problem behind every problem
4. Coming soon to an election near you. . . .

Defining Deviancy Down

Email date: 5/1/09

In this update:
1. The changing meaning of clean
2. Audio now available for WDC reports
3. Hearing on Impartial Justice bill planned

Talking Reform in the Northwoods

Email date: 5/4/09

In this update:
1. Judicial election forum this Thursday in Hayward
2. Video clips of La Crosse event posted on impartialjustice.org

WDC Member Meeting May 19

Email date: 5/8/09

In this update:
1. Justice Bradley to headline WDC’s annual meeting
2. Planned May 27 hearing gets new wrinkles
3. Honey, who shrunk the Capitol press corps?