Bankrolling the Bench is getting widespread media coverage in a range of television, radio, print, and digital outlets. Justice at Stake, The Brennan Center for Justice and the National Institute on Money In State Politics, co-authors of the report, have also written editorials and taken part in interviews for local TV and radio stations. Below is a list of some of the coverage received to date:
| Date | Publication | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2015 | Huffington Post | Money Flooding State Court Elections | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Mother Jones | Huge Sums Are Pouring Into Judicial Elections, But That Would Never Affect the Courts, Right? | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | The Marshall Project | Will Pennsylvania Do Away With Elections for Supreme Court? | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Politico | Politico Influence | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Progressive Pulse | New report shows judicial fundraising skyrocketing after end of public financing | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Citizen Vox | Bankrolling the Bench: New Report Demonstrates Need for SEC to Require Political Spending Disclosure | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Triangle Business Journal | North Carolina No. 2 in judicial election spending, report says | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Arkansas Times | The best justice money can buy; dark money TV ads do it | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | News & Observer | N.C. Supreme Court race drove big spending | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Detroit Free Press | Michigan judicial races most expensive in nation | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | The Capital Times | Wisconsin one of eight states where spending topped $1 million in 2014 Supreme Court race | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Michigan Radio | Michigan's Supreme Court elections were the most expensive in the country | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Detroit News | Mich. leads nation in Supreme Court election spending | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Chicago Law Bulletin | Report: Karmeier election tops for outside donations | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Chippewa Herald | Wisconsin one of eight states where spending topped $1 million in 2014 Supreme Court race | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | NPR Illinois | For Illinois, Outside Dollars Drive Judicial Races | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | NPR Illinois | Illinois Stands Out, In National "Bankrolling The Bench" Report | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Facing South | Big money in judicial elections intensifies racial imbalance on the courts | Link |
| 10/29/2015 | Legal News | Report: Michigan Supreme Court election spending highest in nation | Link |
| 10/30/2015 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | Report shows extent of spending in 2014 state Supreme Court elections | Link |
| 10/30/2015 | Al Jazeera America | Special interest money is targeting state judicial elections, study finds | Link |
| 10/30/2015 | Courthouse News Service | Special Interests Tighten Grip on Judicial Elections | Link |
| 10/30/2015 | KPAX Montana | Montana an example of outside spending on Supreme Court races | Link |
| 10/30/2015 | Charleston Gazette-Mail | Julie Archer and Natalie Thompson: Money, politics tipping scales in state courts? | Link |
| 11/3/2015 | Pennsylvania Independent | Record spending in PA Supreme Court race fuels talk of merit selection | Link |
| 11/3/2015 | NPR Illinois | Judicial Races Are Getting Increasingly Politicized, According To Study | Link |
| 11/3/2015 | Pacifica Radio | Judicial Elections and Justice for Sale: 'BradCast' 11/3/2015 | Link |
| 11/3/2015 | Watchdog | Record spending in PA Supreme Court race fuels talk of merit selection | Link |
| 11/4/2015 | USA Today | What to make of Election ’15 results: Our view | Link |
| 11/4/2015 | Time | Here’s Where Republicans (And Some Democrats) Won on Tuesday | Link |
| 11/4/2015 | Progress Illinois | Report: Illinois Had Highest Share Of Outside Spending In 2014 State Supreme Court Elections | Link |
| 11/4/2015 | TribLive | Donations from lawyers, labor fuel wins for Dems in Pa. Supreme Court race | Link |
| 11/5/2015 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Dems outspent, outhustled GOP in statewide judicial races, observers say | Link |
| 11/6/2015 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | We have ourselves to blame for negative advertising | Link |
| 11/6/2015 | The Legal Intelligencer | Big Money, Negative Ads 'New Normal' for Judicial Elections? | Link |
| 11/7/2015 | Bill Moyers | Special-Interest Money is Flooding State Judicial Elections and Breaking Records | Link |
| 11/9/2015 | Philly.com | Low road to high court | Link |
| 11/14/2015 | The Atlantic | The Big Money Propping Up Harsh Sentences | Link |
| 11/15/2015 | Cleveland.com | Even without party labels, website info on Ohio judicial candidates is a good thing: Thomas Suddes | Link |
| 11/15/2015 | Dayton Daily News | Website to offer info on judgeship candidates | Link |
| 11/15/2015 | The Columbus Dispatch | Thomas Suddes commentary: ‘Nonpartisan’ judge races shortchange voters | Link |
| 11/19/2015 | Bloomberg | The Outside Influence of State Judicial Elections | Link |
| 11/23/2015 | The Salisbury Post | Gannon: The corrupting influence of money on judicial races | Link |
| 11/23/2015 | IAALS Online | Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing: How Special Interests Stepped Up Their Game in the 2013-2014 Judicial Elections | Link |
| 11/25/2015 | Wichita Eagle | F. James Robinson Jr.: Oppose political tampering with our courts | Link |
| 11/27/2015 | Citizen Times | State columnist: A corrupting influence on the courts | Link |