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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week involving judicial recusal precedents, some nearly a century old, in the modern context of campaign contributions in judicial elections, one of today's hottest ethics controversies. At issue in the case is whether the Constitution required West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin to recuse himself from an appeal in which the president of a company seeking reversal of a $50 million jury verdict was the biggest contributor to Benjamin's campaign.
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May 17th, 2009UncategorizedThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week involving judicial recusal precedents, some nearly a century old, in the modern context of campaign contributions in judicial elections, one of today's hottest ethics controversies. At issue in the case is whether the Constitution required West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin to recuse himself from an appeal in which the president of a company seeking reversal of a $50 million jury verdict was the biggest contributor to Benjamin's campaign.