Resources
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence: http://www.abanet.org/judind/home.html
American Judicature Society on Judicial Selection in the States - excellent information on the Michigan court system (select Michigan from the map): http://www.judicialselection.us/
Brennan Center for Justice: http://www.brennancenter.org/
Detroit Free Press column by Brian Dickerson, February 12, 2008, "Out to Buy an Election? Think Big!"
Justice at Stake: http://www.justiceatstake.org/
Justice Elizabeth Weaver's website, containing her proposed changes to the Michigan Supreme Court selection process
League of Women Voters of Michigan study on judicial selection (2002)
Michigan Campaign Finance Network: http://mcfn.org/
Michigan Constitution and Michigan Law excepts related to Supreme Court selection process (as of 11/1/07)
Michigan Legislature: Senate Bill 128, introduced in January 2007 to amend the Michigan Campaign Finance Act to allow public funding for Michigan Supreme Court candidates.
Minnesotans for Impartial Courts: http://www.impartialcourts.org/index.html
New York Times: Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings, October 1, 2006
North Carolina Center for Voter Education information on public funding of the judiciary:
http://ncjudges.org/index.html and http://www.ncvotered.com/research_publications/ftm/index.html
Phil Power in the Center for Michigan's blog, February 15, 2008, "What Price Justice?"
Traverse City Record Eagle Editorial, May 30, 2008: "Interest Groups Battle to Influence Justices"
Traverse City Record Eagle Editorial, October 24, 2007
TV 7-4 - Dave Walker editorial
Wisconsin Full Justice Bill SB 171 on public funding for judicial elections (includes analysis)