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Regulations are still law. >> okay. as long as its your position thats what you meant by matter of law. >> just to make it clear, i said i dont know what i meant. when i look at it now, thats what i think. >> so lets go on to recusal. and let me -- theres a case that is somewhat on point on all of this. its the kaperin case out of west virginia. as youll recall, it was a civil case, right? >> yes. >> and it came to the supreme court because there was an objection that a judge should not sit basi...

That judge had -- whether that donor, that party, had a significant and disproportionate influence -- ooh, we didnt spell influence right, in placing the judge on the case. correct? >> i believe so. >> and so justice kennedy -- >> the justice kennedy opinion. >> decided the constitution requires recusal. >> mm-hmm. >> if the constitution requires recusal of a judge who was the beneficiary of a $3 million piece of political support to help him get into office, wasnt it follow per force that the p...