Special interests groups spend $1M in state supreme court races in final week

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Only days out from Election day, special interest groups have set their sights on five state supreme courts, spending more than $1 million in a final push to secure high court victories.

In the last week, outside groups have spent $1 million on TV ad buys for state supreme court races in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, and Ohio, according to a Thursday press release issued by Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice.