I had not read these stories from The Wall Street Journal Law Blog until a good friend sent them to me this morning. I had heard quite a bit about Blankenship’s effort to sway the supreme court in a 76.3 million dollar suit against Massey Energy. The links in this post follow the story on the WSJ Law Blog.
The Recusal Kerfuffle at the West Virginia Supreme Court - Jan 23, 08
West Virginia Supremes to Rehear Massey Case - Jan24, 08
More Recusal Requests at the West Virginia Supreme Court - Jan 28,08
Recusal-Go-Round Continues at West Virginia Supreme Court - Feb 13, 08
Another Justice to Step Down in Massey Energy Case - Feb 15, 08
adding from the Charleston Gazette - Conflict: Disturbing Problem - Feb 26, 08
personally, i think this should be making national news. people need to know what’s going on here.
Yeah I agree, just reading the titles to the articles in this post give a good indication of the mess.