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In Focus: Pa. Supreme Court Justices Face Retention Vote

Pro-Democrat groups have spent over $1.5 million promoting retention of three justices seen as key to protecting abortion rights after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

  • In the municipal election on Nov. 4, voters will decide whether to retain Democratic justices Kevin Dougherty, Christine Donohue and David Wecht, with several groups focusing on abortion in their campaigns.
  • Last year the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in the Medicaid abortion case, establishing abortion restrictions as sex-based discrimination under Pennsylvania's Equal Rights Amendment.
  • Defend Our Courts ran more than 80 ads on Meta platforms this summer and fall, while People Power Pennsylvania purchased nearly $40,000 in Meta ad buys this month.
  • Campaigners call the retention a `must-win` race, with Planned Parenthood Action Fund planning to spend $100,000 on mailers protecting abortion rights.
  • Pennsylvania's swing-state status and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's support make courts pivotal, while Democrats hold a five-to-two majority dating to 2015.
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How decisions made by Pa.’s highest court shape rural communities

Pennsylvania voters will help decide whether three state Supreme Court justices get more time on the bench. Here’s how the court has shaped rural areas.

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Hastings Tribune broke the news in on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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