Heimbecker v. Drudge

RAU, J.,

I. INTRODUCTION

During Justice Samuel Alito’s1 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, appellant Mr. H. Gerard Heimbecker wrote to President George W. Bush, the entire Senate Judiciary Committee and appellee Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report that Mr. Heimbecker had requested the entire Third Circuit, including then-Judge Alito, to recuse from hearing his appeal and that Justice Alito had not disclosed this general recusal request on his judicial questionnaire for the Supreme Court. Appellant Mr. Heimbecker requested that appellee Mr. *131Drudge help him publicize the matter and also posted the…