As the smoke from a nearby wildfire billowed over the town of Helena a few weeks ago, 16 young people walked into the Montana Supreme Court — to listen as attorneys representing their state argued against them.
The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in the state should appear on the ballot in November.
As the Florida Supreme Court considers its position on abortion access in the state, the procedure looks set to play a pivotal role in the 2024 election.
Mary Lahammer covers the complicated constitutional questions in the Trump ballot hearing.
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske discusses the creation of a panel of conservative former justices to consider legal issues related to impeaching liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz explores the roots and recent history of increasingly tense relationships between conservative and liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering.
Voters in Wisconsin and Chicago go to the polls today to decide two of this year’s most-watched elections: Chicago’s mayoral runoff and Wisconsin’s state supreme court general election. Here’s one final look at each race. Wisconsin In Wisconsin, voters will decide the ideological…
PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz discusses the primary vote for Daniel Kelly and Janet Protasiewicz in what is expected to be a high-stakes, expensive race for state Supreme Court.
In-depth reporting from Montana PBS on a variety of issues important to Montanans. In this episode of IMPACT: Montana voters will choose to retain or replace two Montana Supreme Court Justices in nonpartisan statewide elections this fall. Ingrid Gustafson is…