AND big companies also are buying influence. Wonder how much Nokia spends/spent wrt to IDCC? From the article:
"So who is paying? The new study by New York University Law School's Brennan Center for Justice, the National Institute on Money in State Politics, and the Justice at Stake Campaign, a non-partisan reform group found that a small group of super spenders plays the biggest role, using their money to buy the kind of judges they want hearing their cases. These super spenders are the usual suspects: mainly big business, corporate lobbyists, and trial lawyers. Also high on the list: a disturbing category called "unknown." In many states, disclosure laws are so weak that special interests can buy judicial elections without the public even finding out"
http://news.yahoo.com/judges-sale-special-interests-buying-100500006.html
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