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: Legal Ethics ForumThe Supreme Court's Opinion on Judicial Recusal Standards
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Caperton case this morning in a 5-4 decision. The Court held (correctly, in my view) that a West Virginia Supreme Court judge's refusal to recuse himself constituted a due process violation. The Court split along the typical liberal/conservative lines, with Justice Kennedy serving as the deciding vote.
For some of our previous commentary on the case, see here, here, and here. (Update: Other arguably relevant posts are here, here, and here.)
Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on June 08, 2009 (boomark / email).
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