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Sabihin kay Justice Gorsuch: Recuse yourself!
DAPAT itigil ni Justice Neil Gorsuch ang kanyang sarili mula sa Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado.
Dahil sa kanyang malapit na relasyon sa bilyonaryong oil baron na si Philip Anschutz, hindi siya mapagkakatiwalaang mamuno nang walang kinikilingan sa kasong ito — na maaaring humantong sa pagbabalik ng mga proteksyon sa kapaligiran at malalaking kita para sa kanyang mga kaibigan sa Big Oil.
Here’s a simple fact: Supreme Court justices are the only federal judges who aren’t required to follow a binding ethical code.
You read that right. Our highest court is held to the lowest ethical standards.
And right now, these low standards have made way for a major conflict of interest: Justice Gorsuch has yet to recuse himself from a case that could roll back environmental regulations while making milyon-milyon of dollars for his good friend, oil baron Philip Anschutz. [1]
Justice Gorsuch and Anschutz have had a close personal and financial relationship for decades – Anschutz has hosted Gorsuch for luxury trips and events, and he even lobbied the Bush administration to nominate Gorsuch for his first appointment as a federal judge. [2]
And now, Anschutz stands to profit from this case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. Anschutz is directly involved in this case – his company even submitted a “friend of the court” brief urging the Supreme Court to gut environmental protections and greenlight oil and gas drilling. [1].
We can’t trust Justice Gorsuch to stay impartial in a case that could lead to major profits for his close friend. Add your name to urge Justice Gorsuch to recuse himself.
[1] https://www.courthousenews.com/new-term-same-ethics-problems-gorsuchs-ties-to-oil-billionaire-reignite-calls-for-court-oversight/
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court.html