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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsWhy Judges Should Not Be Elected, Reason #583
By Ed Brayton
The Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of a wealthy developer who donated to the campaigns of every single justice on the court, to the tune of $260,000:
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, the state's most prolific campaign contributor, in a case homeowner advocates say reflects the influence of big money over elected judges.Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...The court overturned an $800,000 arbitration award to Bob and Jane Cull, a retirement-age couple from Mansfield in a decade-long battle over a defective house.
Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 07, 2008 (boomark / email).
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