A date with Scalia

[The_Professional]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/22/scalia.cheney.trip/index.html

I think this is just inappropriate..

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two leading Democratic senators asked Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Thursday about the propriety of a hunting trip Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took with Vice President Dick Cheney while Cheney has a case pending before the high court.

"When a sitting judge, poised to hear a case involving a particular litigant, goes on a vacation with that litigant, reasonable people will question whether that judge can be a fair and impartial adjudicator of that man's case or his opponent's claims," the senators wrote.

[selfAdjoint]

Oh shucks. From the title of the thread, I thought you were OFFERRING dates with Scalia.

[GENIERE]

IF they were friends in the past, it’s not a problem.

[The_Professional]

I guess most serious love affairs start with friendship

[Zero]

Originally posted by GENIERE
IF they were friends in the past, it’s not a problem. Of course it is still a problem...I don't care if they were college roommates, in their current situation they should maintain a professional distance.

[The_Professional]

I agree.
If Scalia wasn't presiding over Cheney's case then it doesn't raise any issues.

From the article

"Setting aside any evidence of actual bias, the ethical rules recognize that the perpetuation of an appearance of partiality is a threat to public confidence in our federal courts."