Federal judge considers whether Proposition 8 trial judge may have been biased

San Francisco : CA : USA | Jun 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM PDT

Source: San Jose Mercury News

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During several hours of legal arguments in his San Francisco courtroom, Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware made it clear that he was wading into uncharted legal territory in evaluating whether former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker had an obligation to bow out of the Proposition 8 case because of his long-term... FULL ARTICLE AT San Jose Mercury News

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