The state of Wisconsin should be lauded for trying to make campaign finance information — famously a shadowy process with plenty of loopholes — more accessible to the public.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court revisits recusal rules amid debate over money and impartiality
The high court will hear arguments on proposed changes to judicial recusal rules, but immediate action appears unlikely as supporters and critics alike call for further study of how campaign donations and political support should affect judges’ participation in cases.
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Supreme Costs: A condensed version of our series on the ‘obscene’ spending on Wisconsin justices
In a three-part series, Wisconsin Watch examines why our state set back-to-back national records in Supreme Court election spending and what can be done about it.