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It seems likely that Justice Alito’s past recusals may have been motivated in part by the negative attention he was receiving at the time for his previous conflicts of interest.
So we must keep making as much of a racket as we possibly can on this.
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-18 00:50:51

Senators Warren and Blumenthal call on AG Bondi to recuse herself from reviewing the WBD deal due to her prior employment with lobbying firm Ballard Partners (Brian Stelter/CNN)
cnn.com/2025/12/17/media/warre

@joe@toot.works
2026-01-07 16:59:27

So, Gableman's argument is that if he isn't allowed to pick which judges hear his case, it is a violation of due process? I don't think that is the way the law is meant to work.
"Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says his due process rights have been denied during the ongoing fallout of his investigation of the 2020 presidential election."
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The Trump administration is preparing to upend a foundational safeguard of the Department of Justice,
by proposing a rule that would effectively bar DOJ attorneys from recusing themselves from cases due to conflicts of interest.
The rule, expected to be filed in the Federal Register as early as this week,
would grant Attorney General Pam Bondi final authority over all recusals.
Under the proposal, career prosecutors and political appointees alike would be required to…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-17 14:30:45

A US federal judge denied Sarah Palin's bid for a new libel trial against the NYT and rejected her motion for his recusal, after a jury found no libel in April (Associated Press)
politico.com/news/2025/12/15/j<…