{"id":2333,"date":"2020-11-02T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2020-11-02T12:08:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:08:32","slug":"should-justice-barrett-recuse-herself-from-election-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2333","title":{"rendered":"Should Justice Barrett Recuse Herself from Election Cases?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not about criminal law, but might prove to be of considerable interest to readers in coming weeks.\u00a0 It may turn out that tomorrow’s election will come down to a few closely contested key states (e.g., Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona), and that, in those states, there will be heated disputes about ballot counting and other kinds of alleged election irregularities.\u00a0 These could wind up in the Supreme Court.\u00a0 With Chief Justice Roberts sometimes joining the liberals, the result could turn on whether Justice Barrett participates in the decision.\u00a0 The question whether she should is thoughtfully addressed in this balanced article<\/a> by Prof. Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve.\u00a0 (Hint:\u00a0 There is a reasonable argument that she should recuse herself but an at least equally strong argument that she shouldn’t.\u00a0 Although she alone makes the call, she would very likely consult with her fellow Justices in making her decision).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is not about criminal law, but might prove to be of considerable interest to readers in coming weeks.\u00a0 It may turn out that tomorrow’s election will come down to a few closely contested key states (e.g., Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona), and that, in those states, there will be heated disputes about ballot counting and other kinds of alleged election irregularities.\u00a0 These could wind up in the Supreme Court.\u00a0 With Chief Justice Roberts sometimes joining the liberals, the result could turn on whether Justice Barrett participates in the decision.\u00a0 The question whether she should is thoughtfully addressed in this balanced article by Prof. Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve.\u00a0 (Hint:\u00a0 There is a reasonable argument that she should recuse herself but an at least equally strong argument that she shouldn’t.\u00a0 Although she alone makes the call, she would very likely consult with her fellow Justices in making her decision).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-off-topic"],"yoast_head":"\nShould Justice Barrett Recuse Herself from Election Cases? 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