Texas judge who bought Tesla stock won’t recuse himself from X v. Media Matters - eviltoast
Judge dismisses Tesla/X link, accuses Media Matters of seeking "backdoor recusal."
  • towerful@programming.devEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Oh, so if a judge has a vested interest in more than 1 party, then they should recuse themselves from the case.
    Good to know where the line is

    • stankmut@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The judge’s argument is that Tesla, which he owns stock in, isn’t a party in the suit against Media Matters, just X. It’s a pretty stupid argument, but he wouldn’t be able to hurt Media Matters if he recused himself.