Palestinian groups are seeking the recusal of a Ninth Circuit judge set to hear their case alleging that the US government has failed to prevent a genocide in Gaza, pointing to a trip he took to Israel earlier this year.
In a filing late Tuesday, attorneys for the Palestinian parties said that Judge Ryan Nelson attended a trip “which was explicitly designed to influence U.S. judicial opinion regarding the legality of ongoing Israeli military action against Palestinians—a core question on appeal of this case.”
The motion said that a reasonable person could then question Nelson’s impartiality, which requires his recusal ...
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