Archive for June 15th, 2009
The high court made hash of the bias issue
Charleston Daily Mail
By Hoppy Kercheval
June 16, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin should have stepped aside in cases involving Massey Energy resolves that particular issue, but it opens the door to many more disputes over when a judge should recuse himself.
The high court’s 5-4 decision found that [...]
What’s next for W.Va. courts?
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
June 14, 2009
Your piece (“Buying Justice?” June 10) puts in proper perspective the many issues that have been raised by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Caperton v. Massey. While many people want to make this issue about some individuals, your paper correctly notes that the problem is much larger than [...]
