Episode 128: How Campaign Funding Affects Judicial Decision Making

<p>As state judicial elections become more and more expensive, it's worth asking whether campaign funding impacts judicial decision making. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Michael Kang and Joanna Shepherd about their new book, "Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections." According to Kang and Shepherd, “campaign money profoundly affects how judges do their jobs.”</p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/jeanne-hruska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Michael S. Kang, <a href= "https://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/MichaelSeokhyunKang/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">Class of 1940 Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law</span></a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <span class="C9DxTc">Joanna M</span><span class="C9DxTc">. Shepherd, <a href= "https://law.emory.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/shepherd-j-profile.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Simmons Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law</a></span></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www-sup.stanford.edu/books/title/?id=33641" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">"Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections," by Michael Kang and Joanna Shepherd</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Broken Law Podcast</a></p> <p><strong>Email the Show:</strong> <a href= "mailto:Podcast@ACSLaw.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Podcast@ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Follow ACS on Social Media:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/acslaw" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/americanconstitutionsociety/" target= "_blank" rel="no