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Associated Press - March 12, 2010 6:15 AM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A judge says three groups that support campaign finance reform cannot intervene in two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's new law expanding public financing for Supreme Court races.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled Thursday the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign cannot help the state defend the law.
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick and Wisconsin Right to Life filed separate lawsuits claiming the law violates free speech rights.
Under the law, eligible candidates could get a $100,000 grant in public money for a primary campaign and another $300,000 grant for a general election run. Candidates can also receive money to match what is spent by outside groups.
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