Tools: Take A Sample Ballot With You When You Vote for Cook County Judges

Early voting has begun! Below are sample ballots for Cook County judicial elections. Click each ballot to find a list of every judge up for retention in Cook County, followed by a recommendation for retention. In Cook County, Judges must receive a "Yes" vote from at least 60% of voters in order to r...
October 22, 2012

Legal Current Events: Preliminary Injunction Denied in ILP v. Madigan

On Friday, a judge for the Northern District of Illinois denied Illinois Liberty PAC’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Illinois’ campaign donation limits in ILP v. Madigan. The court issued a 22-page opinion (.pdf download) along with the order denying the injunction. The campaign donat...
October 8, 2012

ILP v Madigan

Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, the Campaign Legal Center and Chicago Appleseed have filed an amicus (.pdf download) in ILP v Madigan, in  support of Illinois' campaign contribution limits. ILP (the Illinois Liberty PAC) and an individual who contributes both to individual candidates and to...
September 25, 2012

7th Circuit Upholds Illinois Campaign Disclosure Laws

On Monday, the 7th Circuit ruled in favor of Illinois’ campaign finance disclosure law in Center For Individual Freedom v. Madigan. The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF), a Virginia-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit, hoped to run advertisements in Illinois markets during the 2010 election season.  The ad...
September 17, 2012

Summer 2012 Updates on Money and Elections

United States v. Danielcyzk At the end of June, the Fourth Circuit Court decided on United States v. Danielcyzk (.pdf), a case that is important with regards to campaign finance disclosure. The Circuit court decision upholds the current federal ban on corporate contributions that is located in the...
August 7, 2012