Pennsylvania county asks Barrett to recuse herself from mail-ballot extension case

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Source: The Hill

Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday was asked to recuse herself from participating in a dispute over a mail-ballot extension in Pennsylvania, with the newly-confirmed justices facing immediate political pressure in her first day on the job.

The recusal motion was filed by the Luzerne County Board of Elections, one of the parties that has asked the Supreme Court to reject efforts by Pennsylvania Republicans to roll back voting accommodations in the state.

"The nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court justice this close to a presidential election is unprecedented," they wrote. "As concerning as that is, what is even more troubling is the language President Trump has used in consideration of this nomination, linking it directly to the electoral season at hand, with implications for his own re-election."

Justices are generally permitted to decide for themselves whether or not recusal is appropriate in a given case to avoid an actual or perceived conflict of interest.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-county-asks-barrett-to-recuse-herself-from-mail-ballot-extension-case/ar-BB1aroON?li=BBnb7Kz

[lark]

1. Handmaiden only cares about following authoritarian figures outright orders.

She will NEVER recuse herself from anything important - she is not anywhere honest or caring enough for that.

[idziak4ever1234]

2. this will be interesting as it pertains to future cases

[DeminPennswoods]

3. Clarence Thomas' wife is as activist a rightwinger as there is

He has yet to recuse himself from any case. Why should she? I doubt she has any more ethics than he does.

[oldsoftie]

4. If she pulled a jeff Sessions, trump may well fall over.

[FBaggins]

5. Seems unlikely

There's no question that Trump is biased re: election rulings in his favor... and wants the judges to rule for him.

The problem is that no supreme court justice is going to buy the connection that they can't judge a case involving the president who appointed them.

[Illumination]

6. See her getting caught up in lots of controversy...She may be underestimating exactly what she

got herself into...

[NorthOf270]

11. No she's not

She thinks she's Joan of Fucking Arc.

[Illumination]

14. There's already controversy about her schmoozing with Trump. The Democrats will not let this

go...You'll see...

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Brave election officials' efforts fall on deaf ears

This election may yet come down to which slates of electors are accepted when sent to the Congress.

If voters' will is ignored and snuffed by the courts or the Court, Governors or legislatures still must approve their slates. And Congress must accept them. Don't ask me the details, I read conflicting paths here and there.

[onenote]

8. She won't recuse herself.

[orangecrush]

13. Agree 100%

She is a blatantly corrupt pos

[Buckeyeblue]

9. If she decides to recuse, she'll have to recuse for everything involving Trump.

He'll throw a fit.

[Harker]

10. She can start paying back her benefactors

immediately.

[orangecrush]

12. We all know what she is going to do.

Exactly what trump appointed her to do.

Throw the election for him.

[EndlessWire]

15. I agree. n/t