11-11-04 In the US - Judges are for Sale... // En EE UU - Los jueces están a la venta ... // 法官销售...

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Finally, even main steam media dare to speak out...
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TIME


Judges Are for Sale — and Special Interests Are Buying

A new report details how big business and corporate lobbyists are packing courts with judges who put special interests ahead of the public interest
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The Occupy Wall Street movement is shining a spotlight on how much influence big-money interests have with the White House and Congress. But people are not talking about how big money is also increasingly getting its way with the courts, which is too bad. It’s a scandal that needs more attention. A blistering new report details how big business and corporate lobbyists are pouring money into state judicial elections across the country and packing the courts with judges who put special interests ahead of the public interest.

Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/31/judges-are-for-sale-and-special-interests-are-buying/#ixzz1ck0uGCsV