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Old 09-05-2005, 11:59 AM   #12 (permalink)
Elphaba
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Originally Posted by Yakk
SCOTUS members cannot lose their seats, so they owe nothing to their political "masters", job-wise, once they have the job.

The conflict here is "someone talks to you about getting a dream job, while at the same time you are hearing a case that they care about".
I do understand what the current conflict is. My question concerned a particular situation in which Roberts, as a supreme court justice, may find himself reviewing his own decision from a lower court. Recusing oneself does not mean losing their seat on the bench.
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