http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/why-the-supreme-court-got-it-wrong-in-the-massey-case/ Let's get ready to rumble (but keep it clean) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/why-the-supreme-court-got-it-wrong-in-the-massey-case/#comment-281 The Goals of Campaign Finance Law « Voir Dire Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:38:52 +0000 http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/?p=1231#comment-281 [...] Corruption is a natural concern with campaign finance.  While there are clear examples (think Duke Cunningham and William Jefferson), the evidence for general corruption is limited.  A possibility of bias, however, remains (perhaps particularly important given the “probability of bias” standard invoked in the Massey case Chris Bonneau explicated earlier on Voir Dire). [...] [...] Corruption is a natural concern with campaign finance.  While there are clear examples (think Duke Cunningham and William Jefferson), the evidence for general corruption is limited.  A possibility of bias, however, remains (perhaps particularly important given the “probability of bias” standard invoked in the Massey case Chris Bonneau explicated earlier on Voir Dire). [...]

]]> http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/why-the-supreme-court-got-it-wrong-in-the-massey-case/#comment-274 damoncann Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47:16 +0000 http://lawandcourts.wordpress.com/?p=1231#comment-274 I totally agree.. this creates a perverse incentive for strategic contributions. Even if businesses and groups are unwilling to contribute to someone they don't like, at a minimum, it risks eliminating attorneys and businesses as a potential source of funds for contributors. Who would contribute if they knew they were disqualifying a friendly judge from hearing their case? I totally agree.. this creates a perverse incentive for strategic contributions. Even if businesses and groups are unwilling to contribute to someone they don’t like, at a minimum, it risks eliminating attorneys and businesses as a potential source of funds for contributors. Who would contribute if they knew they were disqualifying a friendly judge from hearing their case?

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