Show threadNonilexApr 30, 2025

#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

WINGS_radioDec 5, 2024
Gorsuch Exits Utah NEPA Suit Amid Flak Over Billionaire Ties
#us #SupremeCourt #Justice Neil #Gorsuch #recused himself from a case involving a controversial railway project Wednesday afternoon, the high court's clerk said, following calls for him to step away from the National #Environmental #Policy #Act dispute in light of his connections to a Colorado #billionaire [via Law360]
Chuck DarwinAug 13, 2024

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

Elon Musk Gets More Terrible News—This Time, on the Legal Front

Musk has just lost his favorite judge in the absurd lawsuit against X advertisers.

The New Republic
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 12, 2023

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/

Report: Harlan Crow Has a Stake in 4 SCOTUS Cases — and Thomas Hasn’t Recused

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

Truthout
JoshOct 2, 2023
"Oh shut the fuck up; I #recused myself once, what do you want?"

-- Clarence #Thomas, probably
Show threadNonilexOct 2, 2023

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….

SherBearethJun 21, 2023

👀 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

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 Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

ProPublica