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- Title
It's a Mighty Short Drive from the Harman Mine to the Tennessee Line.
- Authors
LEWIS, BUCK
- Abstract
The article focuses on the U.S. court case, Hugh M. Caperton, et al. v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. Inc., in Tennessee and discusses the influence of campaign contributions for judicial office on judicial decision making. It describes how Don Blankenship, chief executive officer (CEO) of A. T. Massey Coal Co., spent $3 million on behalf of Supreme Court candidate Brent Benjamin whose vote reversed the trial court's judgment in the case.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); BLANKENSHIP, Don, 1950-; BENJAMIN, Brent; LEGAL judgments; JUDICIAL elections
- Publication
Tennessee Bar Journal, 2009, Vol 45, Issue 4, p3
- ISSN
0497-2325
- Publication type
Article