United States v. Lane

This case presents the question whether a United States Senator, who is also a reserve officer in the United States Air Force and assigned to this Court as an appellate military judge, is constitutionally or ethically disqualified from hearing this case (and, by implication, any case before this Court). Although the appellant has submitted his ease “on its merits,”1 he has requested that Judge Lindsey 0. Graham recuse himself from the case. Judge Graham declines to do so. The appellant, through counsel, asserts both constitutional infirmities and potential conflicts of interest. We will…