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In the summer of 2006, West Virginia Supreme Court Elliott E. Maynard vacationed in the French Riviera with Don Blankenship, CEO of coal conglomerate Massey Energy. No big deal, really, except for the fact that Massey Energy happened to be appealing a $50 million jury verdict against it in front of the West Virginia Supreme Court. How did the case turn out? Lo and behold, Maynard voted with the majority in a 3-to-2 decision in favor of the coal companies. This sort of thing makes my skin crawl.

Thanks, MP