Judge recuses himself on Disney First Amendment case because of relative's stock holdings

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Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said in a court filing Thursday that he would recuse himself from the Disney case because a relative owns 30 shares of Disney stock. Walker described the person as “a third-degree relative,” which typically means a cousin, a great-aunt or great-uncle, or a great-niece or great-nephew.

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