Barrett Says Recusal Explanations Carry Potential Personal Costs

US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said her reasons for not explaining recusals include the potential of personal and other costs that doing so might trigger.

Speaking at a SCOTUSblog event in Washington on Thursday to promote her new book, Barrett touched on a range of scenarios for stepping away from cases to remove actual bias or any appearance of it.

The instances might include financial conflicts or deeply held convictions that can’t be ignored. Justices also recuse over matters they worked on while sitting as lower court judges or in other jobs.

But Barrett said reasons also can ...