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To: OneWingedShark

Sorry, I’m not understanding you. I’m talking about recusal from hearing a case, not from the correct decision IN a case. A judge whose impartiality might reasonably questioned, such as by his/her having previously publicly stated a personal opinion on the underlying issue, must self-recuse, e.g., Kagan’s email to Larry Tribe celebrating the passage of Obamacare.


101 posted on 06/27/2012 2:20:12 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: pogo101
Sorry, I’m not understanding you. I’m talking about recusal from hearing a case, not from the correct decision IN a case.

But aren't the comments that this guy is whining about precisely about the non-uniform application of such laws? And it's ridiculous to say that any statement made outlining a [political] opinion should result in the need to recuse on that topic.

107 posted on 06/27/2012 4:02:21 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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