JUST HOW MUCH does a Georgia Supreme Court justice go for these days Is $3 million enough Hopefully not. In 2004, state judicial candidates across America raised a record $46.8 million-more than double the amount in 1994. But the cost of running for a state Supreme Court seat isn’t the most troubling issue. We should be asking: Who’s writing the checks and why
The Safety & Prosperity Coalition, a so-called “independent committee,” has disclosed a $1.3 million contribution from American Justice Partnership AJP, a Washington-based political action committee. “Partners” listed on AJP’s Web site include the American Enterprise Institute, the American Tort Reform Association, the Manhattan Institute and the Southeastern Legal Foundation-all deceptively named organizations that have a shared goal: dismantling the judicial system our founders established to protect American fairness and democracy.
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