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New Michigan Supreme Court rules may be unconstitutional

By "eAdvocate"

12-23-2009 Michigan:Imagine that Michigan voters elect Justices A and B to the state Supreme Court. The voters want A and B to decide cases. But suppose four other Justices think A and B might be biased. Over A and B's strong objections, they ignore the voters and ban Justices A and B from deciding cases. Surprising? That's exactly how the Michigan Supreme Court's new rule on disqualification of judges works. On Nov. 25, the high court, in a 4-3 vote led by the court's liberal wing, changed its rules on when justices should be banned from deciding cases. The old rule was that justices decided for themselves when they should be recused, which is the same way the U.S. Supreme Court does it. The new rule still allows justices to decide for themselves when to step off a case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 23, 2009 (boomark / email).