Hofstra Law Professor James Sample spoke to Wisconsin Public Radio about the Tesla lawsuit against Wisconsin that prevented the company from opening dealerships in the state and CEO Elon Musk’s political action committee investments in conservative Supreme Court candidates.
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James Sample is a law professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in New York state. He said Wisconsin’s model of allowing justices to decide whether or not they can be impartial is a “fundamental flaw” in the system.
He said Musk’s campaign spending could reasonably be viewed as a conflict of interest for Schimel if Tesla’s case reaches the Supreme Court.
“If Elon Musk’s personal expenditures end up being one of the primary forces that supports the campaign of a judge, and then Elon Musk — in his corporate capacity — effectively appears before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, ask yourself the question: Might it be reasonable to question the impartiality of the judge whom he supported?” Sample asked.
Read the full article on the Wisconsin Public Radio website.
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