Can Money Obstruct Justice?
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 20:34
An Op-Ed in USA Today examines how money-laden judicial elections may be creating a court system ripe for injustice."Now, these [judicial] races have been infected with high-priced campaigning and misleading television commercials and questionnaires. The trend feeds the cynical belief that courts - just like legislatures, governors and mayors - can be lobbied and manipulated through well-placed donations."