Comments on: West Virginia Supreme Court Sides with Mining Company Amidst Criticism of Bias http://jonathanturley.org/2008/04/04/west-virginia-supreme-court-sides-with-mining-company-amidst-criticism-of-bias/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Mon, 28 May 2012 09:40:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: george arnold http://jonathanturley.org/2008/04/04/west-virginia-supreme-court-sides-with-mining-company-amidst-criticism-of-bias/#comment-36425 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:31:45 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-36425 It is the appearance of wrongdoing that establishes the criteria for recusal.

]]> By: Money Well Spent? Major Donor Receives Major Victory Before the Texas Supreme Court « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2008/04/04/west-virginia-supreme-court-sides-with-mining-company-amidst-criticism-of-bias/#comment-12711 Mon, 05 May 2008 14:26:47 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-12711 [...] is only the latest allegation of influence on our state court system by major contributors, click here and [...]

]]> By: deeply worried http://jonathanturley.org/2008/04/04/west-virginia-supreme-court-sides-with-mining-company-amidst-criticism-of-bias/#comment-10814 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:20:53 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-10814 more from today:

http://www.wvgazette.com/latest/200804090416

]]> By: mespo727272 http://jonathanturley.org/2008/04/04/west-virginia-supreme-court-sides-with-mining-company-amidst-criticism-of-bias/#comment-10335 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:32:46 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-10335 I have heard Justice Starcher speak at a VTLA Conference. What is not generally well-known is the extent Massey Coal,and its ultra-right wing CEO, Don Blankenship, have spent to elect right-wing ideologues to the West Virginia Courts. These “judges” with debts to pay have polarized the Courts including the Supreme Court. One can tell from the exchange above that money has corrupted the process and delivered a tremendous disservice to the people of West Virginia.

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