Slate post on Avery

Slate posted a interesting article on Averyand the Maag/Karmeier election and rhetorically asks "Was Justice Karmeier's decision legitimate, well-reasoned, unbiased?" That is a good question. Who's going to find the answer?

Maag sues Karmeier’s supporters for defamation

The Madison County Record is reporting that Gordon Maag filed a $110 million defamation lawsuit against the Coalition for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity, its chairman Ronald Gidwitz and treasurer Gregory W. Baise, as well as the Illinois Chamber of Commerce alleging defamation.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Buying justice

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial today that begins: "BIG BUSINESS won a nice return on a $4.3 million investment in Tuesday's election. It now has a friendly justice on the Illinois Supreme Court." and wonders "might the new justice be tempted to do favors for the interests that lavished millions on his campaign? Given Judge Karmeier's record in the lower courts, we believe he will proceed with integrity. But you couldn't blame a citizen for wondering if it's payback time."