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Massey Chief Questions Judicial Ethics Ruling

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TIM HUBER

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The chief executive of Massey Energy Co. is questioning whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a judicial ethics case involving the Appalachian coal mining giant will stifle free speech.

The court ruled Monday that elected judges must step aside from cases when large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias.

"I hope the Supreme Court's ruling will not silence others from speaking out when change is needed," Massey chief Don Blankenship said in a statement Wednesday. ...

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