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BigmanPigman

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2. Lawrence Tribe said she must recuse but sites a different source...

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 06:42 PM

Oct 2020

A great conservative jurist, former CA4 Judge Michael Luttig, convincingly explains why a 2009 SCOTUS decision means Justice #AmyConeyBarrett must recuse from any case that could decide the election. If she doesn’t, expect a devastating political backlash.
https://t.co/9D8UFs0Ijd

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A Supreme Court case decided over a decade ago may come back to haunt Judge Amy Coney Barrett [View all] alwaysinasnit Oct 2020 OP

I am a "reasonable person," & I definitely conclude her impartiality would be questionable. nt Hekate Oct 2020 #1

Lawrence Tribe said she must recuse but sites a different source... BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #2

I hadn't seen that. Thanks for sharing! alwaysinasnit Oct 2020 #3

I sincerely doubt she will recuse herself. This is a SCOTUS/GOP sham. BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #4

+1000 alwaysinasnit Oct 2020 #5

They'll simply say that the decision applies to judges, but not to Justices. enough Oct 2020 #6

The problem is that the example is a judge who ran for reelection FBaggins Oct 2020 #7