1.0 link 214639 <![CDATA[The Best Judge $3 Million Can Buy]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-fleetwood/the-best-judge-3-million_b_214639.html The US Supreme Court ruling earlier this week gives a scary look at how justice in America is routinely bought and sold.

The case -- Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal - began when Don Blankenship, chairman and CEO of Massey, lost a $76 million verdict in a fraud lawsuit brought by smaller rival, Hugh Caperton, in West Virginia. Caperton was driven out of business by Massey.

Coal Baron Blankenship is not a man who likes to lose. He is a...

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