Three state Supreme Court justices recuse themselves from oil, gas case

Christopher Kutz quoted in Daily Journal, April 10, 2013 (registration required)

Christopher Kutz, a legal ethics expert who teaches at UC Berkeley School of Law, said it’s not ideal for state Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves. But it’s better than the alternative, he said.  “The alternative is justices voting in cases in which they have a financial interest.”