Amy Coney Barrett Rebuffs Demands To Recuse From Dark Money Case Involving Group That Supported Her

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Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse from a case Monday involving a conservative group that spent at least a million dollars supporting her Senate confirmation despite Democrats calling on her to do so because of the alleged conflict of interest it posed.

Amy Coney Barrett Rebuffs Demands To Recuse From Dark Money Case Involving Group That Supported Her...
Barrett's decision to move forward with the case "creates a troubling new precedent" for the court, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said.
forbes.com
6:51 PM · Apr 26, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/04/26/amy-coney-barrett-rebuffs-demands-to-recuse-from-dark-money-case-involving-group-that-supported-her-confirmation/?sh=52ea44f63171

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse from a case Monday involving a conservative group that spent at least a million dollars supporting her Senate confirmation despite Democrats calling on her to do so because of the alleged conflict of interest it posed.

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The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, a case brought by the conservative-leaning Americans for Prosperity Foundation challenging a California policy requiring charities to disclose their donors to the state, which the group alleged violates the First Amendment.

Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a conservative advocacy group backed by billionaire David Koch—which is separate from but linked to the foundation, which focuses on education—launched a major ad campaign urging senators to back Barrett’s confirmation last year, on which they said they planned to spend “seven figures.”

Lawmakers Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) had sent a letter to Barrett calling on her to recuse from the case or at least publicly state her reasons for not doing so, saying her hearing the case would conflict with past Supreme Court precedent.

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[Walleye]

1. Did anyone expect her to be ethical?

[jimfields33]

5. Hardly any Supreme Court justices recuse

Maybe 3 at most. Wink.

[dchill]

2. She's the star of the real-world Handmaid's Tale.

There will be no stopping her; she's a True Believer - a Shithouse Rat.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Well, of course she declined. Did anyone expect anything else?

[mnhtnbb]

4. Bought and paid for.

There's a word for that, isn't there?

[calimary]

8. Yea there most certainly is.

[madaboutharry]

6. People who believe that "God is on their side"

have a very different idea of what it is to do the right thing.

[Blue Owl]

7. The best justice money can buy

[Cerridwen]

9. Ofjesse

[rockfordfile]

10. If she doesn't recuse, then she should be impeached.

[Polybius]

13. It's never been done before for that reason

And many Justices of the past have not recused themselves in cases where they should have.

[FBaggins]

15. Would we call for recusal in the reverse scenario?

Let's say that Congress expands the court to 13 justices next week.

All four of Biden's new picks will be backed during their confirmation hearings by NARAL/ACLU/NAACP/NOW/etc. Would we really expect them to recuse themselves from any cases involving those groups? Should RBG have recused herself from ACLU cases?

[Polybius]

16. Exactly

And all posts calling for SC impeachments are as laughable as secession movements. Both are never gonna happen.

[Bettie]

11. She wants to make sure they get what they paid for

of course.

Ethics? Nah, what is that even?

[FBaggins]

12. I doubt that she replied at all... let alone "rebuffed"

Whitehouse's "demand" was a stretch to begin with (despite the claim of Supreme Court precedent), and justices rarely comment on recusal decisions.

[BSdetect]

14. Just another rethug standing her ground.

[11 Bravo]

17. Amy Bony Carrot, every bit as ethical as we knew she'd be.

[spanone]

18. quid pro quo

the kochs want a return on their investment