Litigation

Wednesday Gavel Grab Briefs

By Peter Hardin

In other dispatches about fair and impartial courts:

• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has sold stock he held in Pfizer Inc., which will allow him to participate in two upcoming cases that involve the drug maker, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Justice Elena Kagan will be sitting out those cases due to her involvement with them when she was solicitor general.
• In an election season debate, Washington Supreme Court candidate Charlie Wiggins said judicial campaign contributions should be limited because of perceptions that cash has clout in the courtroom. His opponent, Justice Richard Sanders, said he had not seen evidence of such donations affecting court decisions, the Seattle Times reported.
• Although a pending lawsuit challenges the way state Supreme Court justices are selected in Kansas, a nominating commission has recommended three finalists for a vacancy on the high court, according to an Associated Press article.

Full post as published by The Gavel on September 29, 2010 (boomark / email).