Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges?

Of the 29 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 41% are rated left, 56% are rated centre, 3% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 32. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 29 rated outlets on this story, 41% are rated left, 56% are rated centre, 3% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges biased?

Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges is one event reported by 32 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Montana Supreme Court elections face partisan challenges?

32 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the main issue in Montana's Supreme Court elections?

Montana's Supreme Court elections are officially nonpartisan, but there are efforts to inject partisanship. Citizen activists have initiated a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to preserve nonpartisan judicial elections, while candidates receive backing from opposing political groups.

Who are the candidates in the Montana Supreme Court race?

The candidates are Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson, both district court judges. Eddy is supported by organized labor and a Democratic-aligned group, while Wilson is backed by the Republican Party.

What role is the ACLU playing in these elections?

The American Civil Liberties Union is spending $5.5 million on Supreme Court races in Michigan, Montana, and North Carolina, indicating significant investment in these judicial contests.