Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie
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| Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie | |
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| Decided April 22, 1986 | |
| Full case name | Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Lavoie |
| Citations | 475 U.S. 813 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| The Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Burger |
| Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie, 475 U.S. 813 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome.[1][2]
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