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Judge removes self from Nader case
Conservative Judge, protege of Antonin Scalia, removes himself from Nader ballot access lawsuit because he signed Nader's petition.
Judge removes self from Nader case
Published August 1, 2004
FEDERAL COURT -- A federal judge has removed himself from overseeing a lawsuit brought by independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader because the judge signed a nominating petition for Nader while attending a Cubs' game.
The case was reassigned from U.S. District Judge Mark Filip to another federal judge.
The federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday challenges state election requirements as unconstitutional. The Illinois State Board of Elections has ruled as invalid thousands of signatures on the campaign's nominating petitions, threatening Nader's appearance on the November ballot in the state.
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