A proposed constitutional amendment, to be precise.
The bipartisan resolution introduced Thursday would create a "Judicial Recusal Commission," a three-member panel that "would decide whether a justice or family court or circuit judge should be disqualified from a case."
The Associated Press has the details, and talked to some of its sponsors.
As AP notes, "The measure follows Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard's withdrawal from two pending cases involving Massey Energy Co. He disqualified himself amid allegations regarding his longtime friendship with company President, Chairman and Chief Executive Don Blankenship."
The European vacation photos highlighting that friendship continue to make a splash. Massey and Blankenship have also weathered other news this week, besides the nationally televised book tour comments by John Grisham about his latest legal thriller:
- "The National Labor Relations Board wants a federal court to force Massey Energy Co. to rehire 85 United Mine Workers members and negotiate a new union contract at a coal mine it bought out of bankruptcy in 2004," AP reports. The Charleston Gazette and MetroNews also have the story.
- AP also reports that Massey's "fourth-quarter profit fell 36 percent to $5.1 million as it launched expansion projects to capitalize on favorable market conditions."
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