Judge Recuses Himself From Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Media Matters

A federal judge who oversaw billionaire Elon Musk’s lawsuit against a non-profit has recused himself from the case, court documents entered on Tuesday indicate. Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court in Northern Texas on Tuesday recused himself from the civil lawsuit that Elon Musk, head of X (formerly Twitter), waged against nonprofit Media Matters for America, according to a new court filing (pdf) entered on Tuesday. Court documents did not explain why Judge Pittman, a Trump appointee, recused himself, but federal guidelines state that a judge should “disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned,” or if “he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party.”...