Anti-Abortion Groups Are Targeting the Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Ansev Demirhan and Evan Vorpahl A slew of national and state anti-abortion groups have jumped into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race in aid of Brad Schimel. Two super PACs infused…
The Far-Right House Freedom Action PAC Is Targeting the Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Alyssa Bowen House Freedom Action (HFA), a national Super PAC, is inserting itself into the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race by launching ads attacking Judge Susan Crawford in order…
Right-Wing Student Group Targets Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
By Alyssa Bowen Turning Point Action (TPA), which campaigned for Donald Trump in Wisconsin in 2024, is deploying its get-out-the-vote machinery to back Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court…
Big Business Backing Schimel in 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race via Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
By Evan Vorpahl Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) has reportedly spent $3.2 million (as of March 13, 2025) through its advocacy arm, the “Issue Mobilization Council” (WMC-IMC), attacking Judge Susan…
Dick Uihlein’s Fair Courts America is Backing Brad Schimel in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
By Evan Vorpahl GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein, a billionaire who lives in Illinois, is spending millions to aid Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1,…
Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity Is Mobilizing for Brad Schimel in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
By Evan Vorpahl Charles Koch’s field operation, “Americans for Prosperity” (AFP), has spent at least $2.3 million on digital ads and a door-knocking campaign backing Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s 2025…
The Republican State Leadership Committee’s “Judicial Fairness Initiative” Is Spending Millions to Influence Who Sits on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Evan Vorpahl An arm of the Republican State Leadership Committee, dubbed the “Judicial Fairness Initiative” (RSLC-JFI), has spent at least $2 million dollars to aid the election ambitions of Brad…
Elon Musk Pours Money into the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
By Evan Vorpahl The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is spending millions of dollars to aid a right-wing candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Brad Schimel, in the coming election…
FILE - Federalist Society Executive Vice President Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in New York, Nov. 16, 2016. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans planned to object to the legitimacy of the action. The panel’s Democratic chairman, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, pushed through the vote in the meeting's final moments Thursday after Republicans walked out of the meeting. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
True North Issues New Research Report Detailing Who Is Targeting State Courts to Limit Freedoms
In 2024, America will witness some of the most expensive state judicial elections in history, with attack ads largely fueled by men with vast fortunes trying to make their personal…
Sample Price List of RAGA’s Pay-to-Play Operation
The Republican Attorneys General Association is, and always has been, a pay-to-play operation. Here is one of many samples of its price sheet for special access to the top law…