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grellas, I'm surprised you would submit this — when I clicked on it I figured I'd find a comment from you in this thread agreeing with the linkbait's eventually acknowledged punchline: "problems of perception, if nothing else"

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Perception of bias is sufficient reason judges to recuse themselves. The article is claiming that the perception of bias is indisputable and an actual conflict of interest, considering she benefitted financially as a lobbyist, might exist as well. That sentence is not an acknowledgment linkbait at all.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2009/0608/p02s01-usju.h...

I concur about the title being linkbaity but the piece gives a fair and balanced background on the judge with good links to reporting on the state of these P2P cases. No conflict here, though, only an appearance issue (and federal judges have enormous discretion on recusal except in cases of an actual conflict).

For what it is worth, this judge does have an impressive background and is eminently qualified to serve on the federal bench.

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