'Don't Fall for It': Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Disinformation

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 you vote. Their messages may be legal. Yet, they are misleading, cherry-pick facts and frame court decisions to serve a specific political goal rather than the public good. This election, as every election, deserves your time, your attention, and your vote.

Many think judicial races don’t matter much. In truth, the judges we elect can shape nearly every part of our daily life: the kinds of schools our children can attend, the safety of our communities, and the fairness of our elections. State and county judges rule on issues that affect public health, reproductive rights, gun safety, education funding, and environmental protection. They decide whether your town can hold corporations accountable for pollution, whether legislative maps are fair, and how state laws are applied when civil rights are at stake. The course of these decisions are affected by judicial elections. Judges interpret existing law to understand how lives, livelihoods, or constitutional rights hang in the balance.


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