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Policing the Supreme Court: Conflicts of interest

As the eight-member Supreme Court starts its new term, CNN Legal Analyst Joan Biskupic explains the often overlooked financial disclosures that can explain why a particular justice may choose to recuse himself or herself from a case. When a justice holds stock in a company and recuses himself, it is often months before the public knows why he didn't participate in arguments.

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