Observers are questioning the neutrality of judges when outside groups spend huge amounts to get them elected.

Public financing is contagious! Michigan's gone and caught it from Wisconsin and now a group in Michigan's legislature is pushing for full public financing of state Supreme Court races even as Wisconsin battles to pass a similar bill through their Assembly.

A group called the Michigan Campaign Finance Network is pressuring lawmakers to take up a bill that would create a full public financing program for candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court. The increasing expense of nasty ad wars between candidates has raised concerns about judicial impartiality, and the conflict of interest created by donors later being involved in cases before the court.