Campaign money can disqualify judges, top court says

By: Greg Stohr Bloomberg News June 9, 2009

Judges must disqualify themselves in some cases involving their top campaign contributors, the U.S. Supreme Court said, ruling for the first time that judicial elections can create a risk of bias that violates the Constitution. The justices, voting 5-4, said West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin shouldn't have taken part in two 3-2 decisions that ...

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Campaign money can disqualify judges, top court says

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