Fwd: Chicago Sun-Times: EDITORIAL: Secret political donors to judges hurt the image of the bench

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no-sorry

I can do that

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:57 PM Charlie Cooper <charlie.coop47@gmail.com> wrote:

Excellent, Susan. Did you send this to the GMOM blog? - C

 

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It's not just policy big money buys.

 

EDITORIAL: Secret political donors to judges hurt the image of the bench
Chicago Sun-Times

As more judges win office on waves of money from unnamed sources, the more ordinary citizens will doubt the impartiality of the courts. Read the full story

 

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