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November 4, 2026

Voters Protect State Courts in Key Races

While most of the focus this election was on who will control Congress, several states took important votes on the makeup of their state supreme courts. Across the board, pro-democracy candidates won seats on these important courts.

November 4, 2026

Susan Collins Lost Her Senate Seat Because She Put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court

Eight years ago, Susan Collins made a decision that would define her legacy. Now, that decision cost her a seat in the United States Senate.

July 8, 2026

Voters Must Demand Supreme Court Reform to Protect Democracy

One week ago, the Supreme Court completed its 2025–2026 term, and the most that can be said for it is that the few select cases that met the bare minimum of adhering to explicit constitutional rights were window dressing to serving the extreme agenda of Trump and the MAGA majority: dismantling our democracy, enabling corruption, and sanctioning cruelty.

April 7, 2026

Wisconsinites Elect Judicial Champion Chris Taylor to State Supreme Court

Today Wisconsin voters elected Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor to serve as the next justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Taylor’s victory will expand the liberal majority on the state’s highest court to 5-2 at a crucial time when the court is poised to hear cases involving union protections, school funding, abortion access, and the constitutionality of the state’s congressional district maps.

February 27, 2026

New Report Highlights the State of State Courts

As the U.S. Supreme Court continues to abdicate its responsibility to protect our civil rights and uphold the rule of law, state supreme courts are playing a huge role in protecting our democracy. A new report from Alliance for Justice and the Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, The 2025 State of Justice, profiles the many developments in state supreme courts in 2025 and what to expect in those courts in the near future.

November 4, 2025

Alliance for Justice Action Campaign Celebrates Retention of Pennsylvania Justices

With eyes largely on governor and mayoral races today, Pennsylvania also had an important retention election for three Democratic Supreme Court Justices: Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht. Voters retained all three, ensuring that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court can continue to do its essential work protecting democracy and civil rights.

May 7, 2025

After Six Months, North Carolina Supreme Court Fight Finally Over

Today, Jefferson Griffin finally conceded in the North Carolina Supreme Court race he lost by 734 votes back in November, finalizing incumbent Justice Allison Riggs’s win. Griffin’s concession follows a federal court ruling Monday that every vote must be counted and the election be certified.

April 1, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election a Win for Democracy

Today the people of Wisconsin elected Susan Crawford, the Democratically favored nominee, to serve as the next justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She beat out Brad Schimel, whom President Trump and Elon Musk heavily favored.

March 28, 2025

North Carolina Election Denier Has Confederate Past

The Associate Press reported that North Carolina Judge Jefferson Griffin, who is currently trying to invalidate 60,000 legitimately cast votes to overturn a state supreme court election he lost, has a history of praising the Confederacy and posing with the Confederate flag in Confederate garb.

November 5, 2024

AFJ Action Congratulates Victors in Michigan Supreme Court Race

Voters in Michigan have elected Kimberly Thomas and reelected Kyra Harris Bolden to serve as associate justices on the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Bolden has already proven in her time on the court that she is committed to protecting the rights of all people.

July 1, 2024

Supreme Court Threatens Democracy Like Never Before

The Republican-appointed majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is as extreme as ever and has now crowned themselves royalty. With a massive power grab at the end of the term, the Court is warning us that the worst is yet to come. In the face of absolutely inhumane rulings, we can’t afford to wait and see just how far down the rabbit hole this Court will take us.

May 21, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court Election a Sign of Things to Come

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson has won reelection to his seat, defeating challenger John Barrow. While there were four seats under consideration in Tuesday’s election, Barrow was the only challenger to any of the incumbents. Competitive judicial elections are rare in Georgia because the secretary of state’s control over the elections allows them to effectively curtail efforts to challenge incumbents they wish to keep in power. Barrow called out Pinson’s role in helping defend a six-week abortion ban and was accused of ethical violations for implying as a judicial candidate how he’d rule in such cases.