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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‘Don’t Fall for It’: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Disinformation - Bucks County Beacon
You’ve probably seen or heard about the election mailers across Pennsylvania about the upcoming state Supreme Court retention elections. They look official. They cite court cases. Some even mention trusted civic organizations like the League of Women Voters. Don’t fall for it. These mailers are political advertisements funded by interest groups and political action committees, not publicly accountable organizations. They want to influence how yo…
Abortion rights lead pro-Democrat ads for PA Supreme Court
HARRISBURG — Several groups hoping to keep Democrats in the majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court are focusing their messaging on abortion in the lead-up to November’s critical retention elections. Collectively, they’ve spent millions of dollars to urge voters to give three justices more years on the bench. Following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion hasn't dominated lawmaking in Pennsylvania. The governor is a Democrat…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be left short-handed if retention effort fails
For all the political debate about whether or not to retain state Supreme Court justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty or David Wecht this fall, one question rarely gets discussed: If voters decide to send them home on Nov. 4 … what happens next?
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