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Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court

Dec. 12, 2019

Report on state supreme court election spending cites California as model

While nearly $40 million was spent nationwide in 2017 and 2018 seeking to influence 48 judicial elections for 21 state Supreme Courts, not a dollar was spent in California, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

While nearly $40 million was spent nationwide in 2017 and 2018 seeking to influence 48 judicial elections for 21 state Supreme Courts, not a dollar was spent in California, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

The report's author and the center's counsel, Douglas Keith, said, "California has some of the best campaign finance disclosure laws in the country, an...

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