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31. Judge with Tesla stock recuses from Elon Musk's X lawsuit

Musk engaged in some very questionable and in my opinion unethical forum shopping to get this this judge. I am glad that NPR exposed this conflict and that this judge recused himself

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A judge who owns stock in Tesla has recused himself from a lawsuit involving Elon Musk's social media site X, court documents show.

As an NPR report recently revealed, U.S. Federal Court Judge Reed O’Connor has been overseeing a number of lawsuits involving Musk and ruling in his favor.

The lawsuit in question revolves around Musk's efforts to sue liberal media watchdog Media Matters for allegedly damaging X's reputation with advertisers.

Media Matters documented how some corporate ads on X were showing up alongside racist posts made by neo-Nazi, which Musk alleges has destroyed the company's advertising base. Musk's lawsuit has already damaged the organization, with a number of layoffs announced in May.

After uproar and nationwide reports about Judge O'Connor, on Tuesday the judge decided to recuse himself from the Musk case. It has now been passed onto Judge James Kinkeade, a George W. Bush appointee.