Sam Bankman-Fried Questions Judge Lewis Kaplan’s Role After Delaware Recusals
Bankman-Fried said a Delaware chief judge stepped aside from three cases over alleged bias and argued that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan should not have presided over his own case.
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Terms & Concepts
Recusal: A judge’s withdrawal from a case to avoid potential conflicts of interest or perceived bias.
SDNY (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York): A federal court in New York that handles many major financial and cryptocurrency-related criminal and civil cases.
Bias: A lack of judicial impartiality, or the appearance of it, that can affect confidence in legal proceedings.