Meek Mill’s legal team is no stranger to digging into the background of jurists and raising issues they think may create a conflict, but as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court begins considering the rapper’s latest appeal, Justice Debra Todd is getting out ahead of any possible claims that campaign contributions might influence her handling of the case.

On Tuesday, Todd issued a disclosure letter outlining the money that Reed Smith attorneys contributed to her 2017 retention campaign. One of the lawyers, Pittsburgh-based Kim Watterson, is a leading attorney on Mill’s case, which is on appeal to the high court for the second time this year.

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