Alito and Thomas Urged to Recuse From Key Case Over 'Cozy Ties' to Right-Wing Kingpin | Common Dreams
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Ahead of U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research, a watchdog group called for Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves, citing "significant conflicts of interest."

Ahead of U.S. Supreme Court arguments next week, a watchdog group asserted Wednesday that right-wing Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas must recuse themselves from a case “whose outcome could have sweeping consequences,” citing “significant conflicts of interest” due to their relationships with “conservative kingpin Leonard Leo.”

  • boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    9 votes. 2 (maybe) recuse, leaving 7. 3 of those 7 appointed by Trump, another a swing voice but also the same one that apparently thought t had kingly immunity in a way that in the past most reasonable folks thought was un-American.

    I mean, better odds are better odds. But I’m not confident this isn’t a bought court already, recusal or not.

    I am about to read the article, I’ve not read it yet, my comment is based solely on the actors in this particular description.

    Edit:

    Vox’s Ian Millhiser reported Wednesday that “if the Supreme Court accepts an argument raised by a federal appeals court, which struck down the federal program, it would bring about one of the biggest judicial power grabs in American history, and hobble the government’s ability to do, well, pretty much anything.”

    Yup, so far, I’m of the same low confidence

    Edit2, I’ll try and stop after this, sorry:

    While “all six conservatives now sitting on the Supreme Court can credit Leo with helping to shepherd their confirmations,” the watchdog’s report states, the right-wing legal activist is “close personal friends” with Alito and Thomas.