#recused — Public Fediverse posts

#AmyConeyBarrett, who previously taught at #NotreDame, honorably #recused herself from the case, presumably because of her relationship w/ Garnett & the #law school.

Legal experts have said that one of Chief Justice #JohnRoberts’ most significant legacies is how #SCOTUS’ #conservative majority has steadily pushed #religion into #public life.

#Constitution #ChurchAndState #NAR #NewApostolicReformation #education #indoctrination #FederalistSociety #FarRight #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

Elon #Musk’s #judge-#shopping attempt to get back at advertisers has #failed.

The CEO of X (formerly Twitter) is trying to sue a coalition of advertisers who he claims conspired against the social networking site by refusing to buy advertisements.

Reed #OConnor, a federal judge in the northern district of Texas, #recused himself from the lawsuit Tuesday after NPR reported that he owns stock in #Tesla, another one of Musk’s companies.

Musk appears to have chosen the northern district because it is a favorite of conservatives,
as almost all of its judges have been appointed by Republicans,
even though the case has little, if anything, to do with #Texas.

O’Connor has a reputation for giving the right the rulings they are looking for.

For example, he has repeatedly tried to gut or eliminate the #Affordable #Care #Act,
popularly known as Obamacare,
even going after HIV drugs and cancer screenings.

NPR’s report found that O’Connor owns between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Tesla stock,
which gives the appearance of a #conflict #of #interest and ultimately seems to have led to O’Connor’s recusal.

But while that will delay the advertiser lawsuit, O’Connor is still presiding over a different Musk lawsuit against #Media #Matters, filed in November,
accusing the liberal media watchdog of defaming X by pointing out the rise in #hate #speech on the site.

https://newrepublic.com/post/184851/elon-musk-loses-judge-lawsuit-x-twitter-advertisers

Report: #Billionaire #HarlanCrow Has a #Stake in 4 #SCOTUS #Cases — and #ClarenceThomas Hasn’t #Recused himself.

Crow’s #financial #interest in the #cases, as uncovered in new exclusive #research, could sway Justice Thomas’s decisions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Courts #RepublicanParty #SupremeCourt #Corruption

https://truthout.org/articles/report-harlan-crow-has-a-stake-in-4-scotus-cases-and-thomas-hasnt-recused/

Justice #ClarenceThomas, in a break from his practices in earlier cases involving the #2020election, #recused himself on Monday when #SCOTUS turned down an #appeal from an architect of a plan to subvert the 2020 election.

As is its custom, the #court gave no reasons for denying review in the appeal… filed by #JohnEastman…. Justice #Thomas, for whom #Eastman had served as a law clerk, offered no explanation for his decision to disqualify himself….

👀 Justice Samuel #Alito Took #Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP #Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the #SupremeCourt. Alito has #never #recused himself.

#injustice

https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court