Plaintiff alleges Alito conflict

[flowomo]

Says judge should have recused self
By Sarah Schweitzer and Michael Kranish, Globe Staff
November 3, 2005

Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. ruled in a 2002 case in favor of the Vanguard mutual fund company at a time when he owned more than $390,000 in Vanguard funds and later complained about an effort to remove him from the case, court records show -- despite an earlier promise to recuse himself from cases involving the company.
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The case involved a Massachusetts woman, Shantee Maharaj, who has spent nearly a decade fighting to win back the assets of her late husband's individual retirement accounts, which had been frozen by Vanguard after a court judgment in favor of a former business partner of her husband.

Her lawyer, John G. S. Flym, a retired Northeastern law professor, said in an interview yesterday that Alito's ''lack of integrity is so flagrant" in the case that he should be disqualified as a Supreme Court nominee.


This was in the WashPo on Tuesday, but in The Boston Globe today -- new details probably.

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/11/03/plaintiff_alleges_alito_conflict/

[KoKo]

1. Thanks....this could bring him down....

hopefully. :eyes:

[wordpix]

2. thanks, let's get more goods on the nominee the Rethugs love

[JudyM]

3. Yes, but the next nominee could be worse -- they've got an arsenal

of neocons ...

[ashling]

4. White House m.o.

Asked why Alito did not recuse himself after learning that it involved Vanguard, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino criticized those who are raising questions about Alito's actions.

''Clearly there are some who are trying to tarnish the reputation of a lifelong public servant . . . . "

shoot the messenger

[PurityOfEssence]

5. Not just pro-corporate, but misusing his power for financial gain

If you've got close to $400K in a company and it takes a bit of a hit, it's not like you're going to be in the poor house or anything.

Truly, one of the defining characteristics of conservatives is this insatiable hunger for more money regardless of their circumstances. It's a sickness.

[wordpix]

6. that's right---government of, by and for the rich

[depakid]

7. Welp, that right there SHOULD disqualify him

Any Dem that votes for him after that needs to be dealth with by the national party. Denial of leadershipp positions and funding, a strong primary challange- that's what it's going to take.