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: GamePolitics.comSpending on Judicial Elections Causes Crisis in Confidence
By pete_gallagher
The rise in spending on state judicial elections is causing some to wonder just how impartial these elected judges can remain in the face of such increased donations from the private sector and special interest groups.
The New Politics of Judicial Elections 200-2009 (PDF) is a report conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice, the National Institute on Money in State Politics and Justice at Stake. The report calls the rise in spending on state Supreme Court campaigns 'pronounced and systemic,' as figures rose from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million over the 2000-2009 time period.
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).

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