Judge Overseeing X Corp. Advertiser Litigation Recuses Himself

The federal judge in Texas overseeing Elon Musk’s X Corp. lawsuit against advertisers recused himself from the case without explanation Tuesday.

Judge Reed O’Connor of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas said in a two-sentence letter filed on the docket that the case should be assigned to another judge through the usual procedure. The case has landed with Judge Ed Kinkeade.

X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, sued the World Federation of Advertisers on Aug. 6 accusing the industry group of violating antitrust laws for an advertising boycott that cost the social media company billions ...