CBS News in Atlanta has taken up Tameka Raymond’s cause and is investigating whether or not the judge in her child custody case may have been influenced by campaign contributions from Usher’s attorney…

The judge in Usher and Tameka Raymond’s child custody case, Judge Tipton-Lane, along with one other judge is the focus of an investigation launched by CBS after a pattern of favorable judgments for campaign contributors was uncovered.CBS News in Atlanta has taken up Tameka Raymond’s cause and is investigating whether or not the judge in her child custody case may have been influenced by campaign contributions from Usher’s attorney…

The judge in Usher and Tameka Raymond’s child custody case, Judge Tipton-Lane, along with one other judge is the focus of an investigation launched by CBS after a pattern of favorable judgments for campaign contributors was uncovered.

According to the CBS investigation, 

Joanna Shepherd Bailey, a professor for Emory University School of Law, said money does influence judicial outcomes.

Shepherd Bailey conducted an extensive study of more than 21,000 State Supreme Court cases and found a strong correlation between judicial campaign contributions and judges’ decision.