| Ashcroft couldn't transfer the case to the U.S. attorney in New Jersey because the prosecutors there asked to be recused from the case. |
| The Plame investigation took a quantum leap in December 2003, when Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself. |
| I also pointed out at the time that the judge had recused herself, which was, of course, the cause of the comment. |
| The second-year judge that was scheduled to handle the case was not being recused from the case. |
| If the Judge is indeed recused from death penalty cases, this will make the average Ninth Circuit death penalty case more anti-death-penalty. |
| Justices would be recused by a vote of the Court, with individual members opting to vote for recusal based on their desired outcome in the case. |
