Wednesday, August 7, 2013

North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill Increases Campaign Contributors’ Influence On Courts

North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill Increases Campaign Contributors’ Influence On Courts
"The North Carolina legislature is changing the law to allow more money to influence judicial elections, and it is weakening the rules that prevent judges from hearing cases in which they are or appear to be biased or impartial. North Carolina may be heading the way of Wisconsin, which saw its high court elections flooded with money after repealing its public financing program and weakening its ethics rules."