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SHOULD JUDGES HEAR CASES INVOLVING CONTRIBUTORS?

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NEW YORK TIMES:"LOOKING ANEW AT CAMPAIGN CASH AND ELECTED JUDGES":by Adam Liptak (1/29)http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/us/29bar.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=liptak&st=nyt&oref=sloginA couple of weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court said the Constitution had nothing to say about the way New York elects its judges. But several justices went out of their way to question the practice of electing judges. Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Stephen G. Breyer said, for instance, that campaign fund-raising in judicial elections might be at odds ?with the perception and the reality of judicial independence and judicial excellence.?(Thanks to Jack Thompson)

Full post as published by JAABlog on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).