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February 23, 2024
In Pursuit of Harsher Punishments, San Francisco Courtwatchers Target Judges
Piper French
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February 22, 2024
Judges Play Musical Chairs on Arkansas’ Highest Court
Daniel Nichanian
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August 22, 2023
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About State Supreme Courts
Daniel Nichanian
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Quinn Yeargain
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May 11, 2023
The ‘Stop the Steal’ Judge Who Wants a Seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court
Alex Burness
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March 30, 2023
“This Election Is So Quiet”: Inside the Scramble to Mobilize Milwaukee in a High-Stakes Judge Race
Katjusa Cisar
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August 25, 2022
Voters Oust Florida Judge Who Denied Teenager’s Abortion Request Because of Bad Grades
Daniel Nichanian
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August 12, 2022
Michigan Supreme Court Restricts “Cruel” Treatment of Youth in Run of Major Decisions
Chris Geidner
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August 5, 2022
Memphis Ousts DA and Judge Who Oversaw Its Notoriously Harsh Court System
Daniel Nichanian
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May 11, 2022
Your State-by-State Guide to the 2022 Supreme Court Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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April 6, 2022
The Movement to Decarcerate Los Angeles Targets Judicial Elections
Piper French
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March 24, 2022
Supreme Court Elections May Re-Open Gerrymandering Floodgates in Two Key States
Billy Corriher
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March 21, 2022
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh
Daniel Nichanian
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March 7, 2022
Decarcerating from the Bench
Michael Barajas
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February 25, 2022
Judicial Elections Test Profound “Cultural Shift” in Houston
Maura Ewing
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February 22, 2022
Meet the Local Judge Mitch McConnell’s PAC Wants to Unseat
Billy Corriher
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May 20, 2021
Wins for Larry Krasner and New Allies Signal Reformers’ Growing Reach
Daniel Nichanian
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May 18, 2021
Your Guide to Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania’s Elections Today
Daniel Nichanian
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April 29, 2021
How Pittsburgh Activists Are Seizing a Rare Chance To Reshape Courts
Sam Mellins
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December 21, 2020
How Public Defenders Rocked Las Vegas Judge Elections
Sam Mellins
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November 4, 2020
Two New Orleans Public Defenders Elected Judge in a Push to “Flip the Bench”
Katie Jane Fernelius
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October 16, 2020
New Orleans Public Defenders Are Mobilizing to “Flip the Bench”
Katie Jane Fernelius
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August 20, 2020
Eviction Crisis Brings Urgency to Local Judge Elections
Katie Jane Fernelius
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March 12, 2020
Courts Set Policy and an Illinois Candidate Wants to Finally Talk About It
Kyle C. Barry
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