High Court Says Judge Should Have Stepped Aside

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 06/09/2009 - 4:00am

The Supreme Court has ruled that a West Virginia judge should have stepped aside from a case involving one of his big campaign contributors.

The chief executive of a company involved in a lawsuit had given $3 million to the judge's election campaign.

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