According to a recent increase in campaign contribution limitations,a judge must recuse himself or herself from a case in situations in which
A) the judge receives campaign contributions from a party to a lawsuit.
B) a relative of the accused party has contributed to the judge's campaign.
C) the judge has been at campaign fund-raisers with the party to a lawsuit.
D) the judge has been involved in fund-raising for the county or district attorney.

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The most relevant and direct situation in which a judge must recuse himself or herself from a case is when the judge receives campaign contributions from a party to a lawsuit. This could create a conflict of interest and potentially bias the judge's decision-making in favor of the party that contributed to their campaign. The other options may also be potential sources of bias, but they are less direct and clear-cut than receiving campaign contributions from a party to a lawsuit.

According to a Recent Increase in Campaign Contribution Limitations,a Judge