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Originally posted by sgtclub
I agree with you on this. I think Scalia should not have gone on the trip. The distinction he draws (i.e., that Cheney is not before him in his personal capacity) is BS.
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Well, he can cure the error by (another) recusal.
The judge I clerked for was particularly well connected politically, and happened to be eligible to sit on a number of high-profile cases involving several of his political friends, or at least acquaintences. He directed the clerk to have him taken off the roster of eligible judges to sit on any of those cases. Although I'm sure he was happy not to have to rule against them.
[ETA: Lest you think I'm repeating myself, I did hit "edit"initially; not sure why a new post was created]
