An aerial shot of The Greenbrier, a West Virginia resort where a Koch-funded group has hosted more than a dozen federal judges for educational retreats. “Wearing a mask,” she wrote, “cleans nothing.”Searching large linguistic databases is a relatively new approach to judicial analysis called legal corpus linguistics. A search of her other rulings found she had never previously applied corpus linguistics. The story renewed scrutiny on the lack of rules to prevent overtly ideological groups from rewarding federal judges or trying to influence by mixing legal education with lavish accommodations and travel. Now, in addition to the group’s influence on the decision that brought an end to the mask mandate, new disclosures reveal the group has continued to convene federal judges at prime vacation destinations.

Source: Huffington Post June 04, 2024 05:35 UTC