U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 9, 2009
U.S. Justices Revise Judge Recusal Rules
In a ruling that could have major repercussions in state judicial elections, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday held for the first time that the Constitution requires judges to recuse themselves in cases involving significant campaign donors.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a ruling that could have major repercussions in state judicial elections, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday in a 5-4 decision that the Constitution requires judges to recuse themselves in cases involving significant campaign donors. The Supreme Court has never before found that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment requires judges to step aside if there is merely an appearance o...
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a ruling that could have major repercussions in state judicial elections, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday in a 5-4 decision that the Constitution requires judges to recuse themselves in cases involving significant campaign donors. The Supreme Court has never before found that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment requires judges to step aside if there is merely an appearance o...
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