Alito and Vanguard

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We've all heard about the pledge that Judge Alito made to recuse himself on cases involving Vanguard when he was appointed to the Appellate Court. I don't remember a pledge like this being extracted from any other judge. Exactly why and how did pledge come to exist. What were the exact terms? I certainly don't expect the MSM to report the details unless it hurt Judge Alito.

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Bret Hume on Fox said that the promise was made to Kennedy during the hearings on his confirmation but no details were provided on why it specifically came up other than he had listed his investments on the questionnaire he had to submit as part of the confirmation process.

Why did Kennedy tie him down during his appellate court hearings with regards to Vanguard. I'd sure like to see a transcript of that.