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COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) released the following statement in response to Governor Henry McMaster’s State of the State address on Wednesday night. AFP-SC State Director Matt Humm issued the following statement: “We thank Governor McMaster for his years of service to the Palmetto State. We were pleased that his final State […]

MONTGOMERY, AL – Americans for Prosperity-Alabama applauds the Alabama Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund Committee for voting to move the judicial deference bill, SB167 by Senator Arthur Orr, out of committee. The 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo ended the Chevron doctrine at the federal level, and SB167 would end […]

TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) criticized Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s appointment of Larkin Walsh to the Kansas Supreme Court today, urging Kansans to vote in favor of an amendment to the state constitution to scrap the judicial nomination process in favor of direct election of judges. Elizabeth Patton, AFP-KS state director, made the following statement:  […]

Montgomery, AL—Following Sine Dine last night in the Alabama legislature, grassroots mobilizer Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) says they are disappointed to see several pieces of priority legislation, including Judicial Deference, fail to receive final passage. AFP-AL State Director, Adam Thompson, issued the following statement: “SB 248 would have ended judicial deference and protected Alabamians from […]

Montgomery, AL—Following the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Chevron doctrine that required judges to defer to the opinion of unelected bureaucrats at administrative agencies was rejected. Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) has since applauded the state legislature for taking the lead from the Court and introducing SB 248, which […]

Topeka, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) celebrates the final passage of SCR 1611 which will create a constitutional amendment to abolish the Kansas Supreme Court nomination commission and establish the direct election of the Supreme Court justices, reflective of the original Kansas Constitution that was written with the intent to make all political power inherent […]

Topeka, KS – Americans for Prosperity – Kansas (AFP-KS) commends the Senate’s passage of SCR 1611, which proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the Kansas Supreme Court nomination commission and establish the direct election of the Supreme Court justices, fostering accountability and transparency in the judicial selection process. AFP-KS has been leading the charge to restore transparency and […]

Topeka, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) launched a digital and grassroots effort to bring accountability and transparency to the Kansas Supreme Court, which is currently comprised of an unelected commission of nine individuals, most of whom are attorneys, selecting the state’s Supreme Court justices. The website, votersnotlawyers.com, will be accompanied by robust digital advertising and […]

As of 2023 South Carolina was only one of two states in the entire country where the legislative branch had complete control over nominating and selecting judges to the state courts.   The state constitution tasked the legislature, largely made up of practicing lawyers, to nominate and confirm the judges who would be hearing their cases. […]