• zaph@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Would they still be allowed to rule on the case?

    Judges recuse themselves AFAIK. An appeals court might override and say a judge shouldn’t have been on it but that’s pretty rare. So as long as the judges feels they can remain impartial they’ll be able to preside.