The CCCG joins the ND American Constitution Society in hosting a discussion on the power of campaign money in judicial elections.
On Monday, March 18 in Eck 1130, Michael S. Kang and Joanna M. Shepherd join Notre Dame Law School to discuss their new book, Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections. Kang and Shepherd argue that the effect of money on judicial outcomes should disturb and anger everyone. In the current system that elects state judges, the rich and powerful can spend money to elect and re-elect judges who decide cases the way they want. Free to Judge is about how and why money increasingly affects the dispensation of justice in our legal system, and what can be done to stop it.