Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia

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• stating that the “recusal inquiry must be made from the perspective of a reasonable observer who is informed of all the surrounding facts and circumstances.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting that “largely inaccurate and uninformed opinions cannot determine the recusal question”
• denying motion to recuse Justice Scalia based on a personal relationship with former Vice President Cheney
• “That is why federal law provides for automatic substitution of the new officer when the originally named officer has been replaced.”
• “Since I do not believe my impartiality can 26 reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse. That alone is 27 conclusive[.]”
• recusal opinion of Scalia, J.

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