Judge Recuses Herself From Antitrust Case Against Top Colleges

A federal judge has recused herself from a financial aid conspiracy case against 40 private colleges, saying she and her family members are “involved with one or more of the university defendants.”

Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Oct. 18 filed a request for reassignment in the case, which accuses the College Board and 40 private universities of engaging in a scheme tied to financial aid that violates US antitrust law. The case has been reassigned to Judge Sara L. Ellis.

Coleman is the latest judge to recuse from an ...