JURIST - Paper Chase: Chief Justice says Cheney case may proceed with Scalia

In Monday's judicial news, following up on a story reported here last week, Chief Justice William Rehnquist has decided that Justice Antonin Scalia does not have to recuse himself from an upcoming case involving Vice President Dick Cheney. Several prominent Democrats, including Senators Joe Lieberman and Patrick Leahy had written a letter to Rehnquist calling for Justice Scalia's recusal after he and Cheney went on a hunting trip together. The Washington Times has more here.... Jury selection has begun in the trial of an Ohio judge, who is accused of setting his house on fire in order to collect the $235,000 in insurance money. Don McAuliffe, a Fairfield County municipal judge, is facing federal arson and insurance fraud charges in US District Court. Read the Ohio News Network article here.