There's little doubt that there have been cases in America's history of justice being "bought," literally a court result or judge's decision coming as a direct result of a cash payment.

Those cases are illegal under bribery laws and in violation of literally every judicial ethics standard.

But now a law professor at Seton Hall, Brian Sheppard, is suggesting a variation of that strategy be escalated to the highest court in the land. He's suggesting that a president, Joe Biden for example, could change the court's makeup, and appoint his own justices, by creating openings through the retirements of sitting justices.

Retirements incentivized by huge cash payments.