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Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ... by a3n on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:17PM (#14257888)
The article links to the decision at the SCOTUS site. Thomas dissented.

> GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and KENNEDY, BREYER , SOTOMAYOR, and KAGAN, JJ., joined. ALITO, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion. GORSUCH, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases.

Gorsuch is from Colorado, and so might have had a conflict.

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Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ... by dtparr on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:32PM (#14258066)
Gorsuch wasn't on the court when this was argued either.
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Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ... by MaxfordAndSons on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:32PM (#14258067)
I don't think just being from the state a case originated in is commonly, or ever, seen as necessitating self-recusal; after all most judges are residents of the states they adjudicate in.

Pretty sure Gorsuch just wasn't yet seated on the court when the case was being heard.

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