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Noah Pransky, Brooke Williams and Andrew Botolino for ProPublica

Politics

Even when big cases intersect with their families’ interests, many judges choose not to recuse

Noah Pransky, Brooke Williams and Andrew Botolino for ProPublica

Ambiguous — and unenforced — recusal standards mean few checks and balances for top judges when cases involve their family members.