Judge who just went after DOGE is married to the attorney representing Hampton Dellinger

Of course!

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How is this not a conflict of interest!?

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Its just (D)ifferent, thats how

#MUST reeekyoooozzzzz!!!!!

Right libs?

Well, there are laws that govern this and the issue would be if this falls under 28 US Code Sec 455

Part (a) is pretty broad

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(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

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but part B is more specific

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He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;
(2) Where in private practice he served as lawyer in the matter in controversy, or a lawyer with whom he previously practiced law served during such association as a lawyer concerning the matter, or the judge or such lawyer has been a material witness concerning it;
(3) Where he has served in governmental employment and in such capacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witness concerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case in controversy; (4) He knows that he, individually or as a fiduciary, or his spouse or minor child residing in his household, has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding;
(5) He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person: (i) Is a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party; (ii) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding; (iii) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; (iv) Is to the judge’s knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.

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Now 1. Dellinger dropped his case. 2. The Doge case
doesn’t directly effect Dellinger’a case.

So basically the argument would have to be that because his wife is suing trump he cannot fairly rule on any suit against trump, which generally speaking isn’t a standard that will get
held up.

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(5) He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person: (i) Is a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party; (ii) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding; (iii) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; (iv) Is to the judge’s knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.

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Sounds like the wife, at minimum, needs to recuse.

not really,

she wasn’t the enrolled counsel and only joins the firm in in february and the Dellinger dropped his case.

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because his wife is suing trump he cannot fairly rule on any suit against trump

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Not a lawyer but this seems pretty reasonable at first glance?? Somebody is possibly biased against a person that their spouse has taken to court?

Can you help me understand, genuinely not trying to talk smack or troll

Nothing to see here.

Kash needs to let loose on them

Vile swamp creatures

I get downvoted for suggesting the DOJ go after them. This is unethical by any means