Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie

Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie, 475 U.S. 813 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome.[1][2]

Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie
Decided April 22, 1986
Full case nameAetna Life Insurance Company v. Lavoie
Citations475 U.S. 813 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
The Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinion
MajorityBurger
Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

References

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  1. ^ Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Lavoie, 475 U.S. 813 (1986).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Impartiality of Judges and Hearing Officers". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 240.
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