Massey Coal due process-recusal case argued.

Fourteenth Amendment–Due Process Clause–Popularly Elected Judges–$3 Million Campaign Contributions–Overturned $50 Million Verdicts–That Recusal Thing. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc. (08-22) was argued before the Supreme Court yesterday. We’re on pins, needles and West Virgina wheedles. Via Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog the transcript is here.