Minnesota Supreme Court bows out in Michelle MacDonald case

It is not unusual for a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court to recuse themselves from a case where they believe they have a conflict of interest because of work they did before joining the court or relationships with parties to a case. It isn’t even unusual for a sitting justice to recuse themselves from cases involving frequent judicial candidate Michelle MacDonald. Justices she ran against have stepped away from cases involving her, including a disbarment that remains in effect. But for seven justices — the entire court — to...