#recusal

[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weird News - SCOTUS: Time For Recusals !!!

[gwydionmisha]

Body cam photos of Luigi Mangione’s arrest released

I hope his lawyer makes the best of this.

Luigi Mangione prosecutor recused from case

Mangione, 26, is facing state and federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

I'm not a lawyer, but shouldn't a lot of the supposed evidence be considered fruit of a poison tree and/or inadmissible?

Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers are urging a judge to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

[odinsblog]

“Days like today are the whole reason right-wing billionaires have spent years, and billions of dollars, rigging the Supreme Court.”

The linked article from the tweet goes in depth exploring Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and the constitutionality of whether or not it is appropriate to use the Insurrection Clause against Trump. But that analysis completely misses the point: Ginni Thomas was (and still is) herself an integral part of the January 6th Insurrection, and as such, Clarence Thomas should not be allowed to rule on the case. In a just world, Clarence Thomas would recuse himself, or there would be some mechanism to force his recusal.

At any rate, prepare to be disappointed. I listened to the arguments live, and it sure sounds like even the “liberal” justices were in agreement with the conservatives appointed by Trump; that Colorado overstepped its authority — I vehemently disagree with that. In light of Trump’s words + actions leading up to the Insurrection, Colorado absolutely made the right call. Republicans always like to whine about “states rights” until they don’t like what the state wants to do, like protecting a person’s right to choose abortion.

That all said, begrudgingly, I dO understand the “why” behind what I think their decision will be: imagine an America where the so-called “former” Confederate States of the south were routinely removing the Democratic candidates from their state ballots. Not that this Colorado decision will stop them from trying to do so anyway, but that would be total anarchy (and not the good kind).

On the bright side, if Colorado loses this case, as I think they will, there is still enough time left for them to remove Trump from their ballot but this time, proactively use whatever arguments SCOTUS used against them. But admittedly, that’s a long shot.

Bringing it back home though, the ever germane question isn’t if Colorado was right - the relevant question here is if Clarence Thomas should have recused himself. In a more just timeline, he and other biased justices would willingly recuse themselves or be forcibly removed from cases where they have obvious conflicts of interest. Almost every consideration after the question of recusal is irrelevant.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Sign a letter asking Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from United States v. Trump

Lawyers Defending American Democracy has invited readers of this newsletter to sign onto a letter calling on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from US v. Trump. I have signed the letter.

As our letter sets forth in detail, Justice Thomas’ spouse, Virginia, has an extensive and well-documented involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and obstruct certification of the electoral vote. Efforts to overturn that election are at the heart of criminal charges against the former president.  If the Supreme Court decides that presidential immunity applies to all of the former president’s actions, Virginia Thomas escapes the potential scrutiny that could emerge in a trial against Mr. Trump. Under the Court’s own Code of Conduct, disqualification is warranted where Justices know that they, or their spouse, have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of a proceeding. The only correct action under the Code is for Justice Thomas to recuse himself on April 25. If he will not, then the Chief Justice should exercise his leadership and intervene.  We are asking you to please join LDAD’s efforts to prevent this from happening by signing our letter to Chief Justice Roberts today. To sign, click on this link: Call on Justice Thomas to Recuse Himself in United States v. Trump. – LDAD

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[nodynasty4us]

Opinion | Ginni Thomas Is a Victim of Donald Trump’s Alleged Crimes

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas must recuse himself from the Trump cases.

Opinion writer Ankush Khardori argues that Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from Supreme Court cases involving Donald Trump, not because his wife Ginni Thomas was a co-conspirator in Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election, but because she was a victim duped by Trump’s lies.

[intelligentchristianlady]

Restoring Trust in an Impartial and Ethical Judiciary

By Elizabeth Warren

Sounds good to me.

[dragoni]

Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.

Donald J Trump, Mueller Report - page 290

Are these the words of an innocent man? Or admission of guilt?

[gettothedancing]

Chicago Police Union Wants Federal Probe Into Smollett Case After Michelle Obama's Former Top Aide Contacted State Attorney

Graham accuses Foxx — who eventually recused herself from the case — of acting inappropriately when she tried to talk Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson into handing the Smollett investigation over to the FBI.