Breyer to recuse less often

on Oct 6, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is in the process of selling more of the stocks in which he and his wife have invested, in order to reduce the number of times in which he must disqualify himself from taking part in actions on pending cases. This development is described in a story today by Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News. The story can be read here. Among the present Justices, Breyer has recused more often because of his investments.