In the case of Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal (2009), the Supreme Court addressed the conflict of interest posed by a judge who hears a case concerning a company that significantly contributed to his reelection campaign.

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In Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., the Supreme Court ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state judge to recuse himself from a case when a party in the case had a significant and disproportionate influence in placing the judge on the case through financial contributions to the judge's election campaign.

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