MONEY & POLITICS
Expectedly low turnout as Democrats sweep judicial races
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About 27 percent of Pennsylvania’s registered voters went to the polls on Tuesday as the Democrats swept all three of the state’s top judicial races.
MONEY & POLITICS
For lawyers, by lawyers: The money behind the race for PA Supreme Court
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Nearly four out of every 10 dollars contributed to Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates have been given by a lawyer, law firm, or a lawyer’s political action committee.
Gov. Tom Wolf and former Gov. Tom Corbett only raised about 6 percent of their money from the legal world in last year’s gubernatorial election, according to a PublicSource analysis.
DATA
2015 PA Supreme Court Voters’ Guide
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Use this PublicSource voters’ guide to make an informed vote for this historic state Supreme Court election.
Campaign finance
PA Supreme Court 2015: Newspaper endorsement roundup
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So far, four Pennsylvania newspapers have announced their endorsements, and there’s a fair amount of consensus.
IN-DEPTH
Mystery donor group fuels attack ads in PA Supreme Court race
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Many familiar organizations gave to Pennsylvanians for Judicial Reform so it could run attack ads against the three Republican candidates for Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
In the past month, the group raised more than $2.2 million from affinity groups representing Philadelphia trial lawyers, teachers’ unions, labor unions and others.
Pennsylvanians for Judicial Reform is an independent expenditure group, meaning they can buy political ads but they cannot coordinate with the candidates or advocate for the election or defeat of a specific candidate.
MONEY & POLITICS
Forums put spotlight on PA Supreme Court candidates
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Three of the seven candidates for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appeared “in the light,” as one candidate put it this week in Pittsburgh, to be transparent and to answer questions from voters.
And they received a mountain of questions (more than 40) from a packed auditorium at the Homewood branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Tuesday night.
MONEY & POLITICS
Republican group to spend $1 million on PA Supreme Court race
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The Republican State Leadership Committee announced today that it plans to spend more than $1 million in television and digital advertising over the final two weeks of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court race.
MONEY & POLITICS
Attack ads begin in PA Supreme Court race
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The congenial Pennsylvania Supreme Court race turned negative over the weekend as the first television ads from an independent group aired.
On the beat
The toll of campaigning in judicial elections
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Judicial campaigns are fraught with potential conflicts of interest that include taking campaign contributions from people who could appear in the judge’s court, seeking endorsements or airing television ads.
One of the three vacancies on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will be filled in next month’s election was created by the pressures of campaigning.
ENVIRONMENT
Green groups make first endorsements for PA Supreme Court candidates
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Four Pennsylvania environmental groups have decided to do something they’ve never done before … they’re endorsing candidates for the state Supreme Court.
