Nothing for Free How Private Judicial Seminars Are Undermining Environmental Protections and Breaking the Publics Trust

More & more Fed. judges fly to resort locations to attend privately funded seminars (PFS). All exp. are paid for, incl. tuition, food, transport., lodging, etc., bankrolled by corp. & fdns. Meanwhile, the same funders are financing Fed. court litigation touching on the same topics covered at the PFS. These sponsors support the PFS in the hope of influencing judicial thinking to their benefit. These PFS amount to a veiled effort to lobby the judiciary under the guise of continuing legal educ. (CLE). This report addresses the question: Should private corp. & special interests be permitted to fund, & thus shape, the CLE of our judges? Presents 4 arguments for banning private reimburse. of CLE exp.Kendall, Doug is the author of 'Nothing for Free How Private Judicial Seminars Are Undermining Environmental Protections and Breaking the Publics Trust' with ISBN 9780756719562 and ISBN 0756719569.