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 Posted: Sat 15:42, 03 Aug 2013 Post subject: the report's authors noted |
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. But that argument is not pending, as far as I can tell, in any case likely to make its way to the justices. That's truly a shame, because as you'll see below money's influence on the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary is blatant.THE RIGHT TO BUY A JUDGE Last October, Justice At Stake, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the National Institute on Money in State Politics issued a report on judicial elections for the 2009-2010 election cycle,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a period both before and after the Supreme Court's Citizen United ruling. "In its full context," the report's authors noted, "the most recent election cycle poses some ofthe gravest threats yet to fair and impartial justice in America." Here are some of the details:A total of $38.4million was spent on state high court elections in 2009-10, slightly less than the last non-Presidential election cycle, in 2005-06. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], $16.8 million was spent on television advertising-- making 2009-10 the costliest non-presidential election cycle for TV spending
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