Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2012. As the amount of campaign cash in judicial elections has exploded in recent years, concerns about judicial impartiality have grown more urgent, and the Center for American Progress today released “Strong Recusal Rules Are Crucial to Judicial Integrity.” This new CAP report demonstrates that an abundance of campaign donations has led to alarming conflicts of interest—causing citizens to question the impartiality of judges—and argues that because courts have generally failed in policing themselves, state legislatures should pass laws mandating recusal when campaign contributions from a litigant or attorney reach a certain point.
