Gorsuch Recuses From Case That Could Benefit Billionaire

“Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from a case that is set to be argued in days after ethics watchdogs and Democratic lawmakers urged him to step aside because the outcome will likely affect the financial interests of a billionaire to whom he has longstanding ties,” the New York Times reports.

“The terse disclosure, made in a letter from a clerk to the Supreme Court to lawyers involved in the case, did not specify a reason, saying only that the decision was ‘consistent with the code of conduct.’ But the announcement, issued late Wednesday, was unusual for a case that the court agreed to take in June.”