Any idea what this means (ping)?
My speculation on the court asking about the rules on recusal: first a fact, the panel didn’t cover that ground even though Flynn asked to have Sullivan recused. Court just blew off that part of the request for relief. My speculation is that Rao told her peers that she intends to pursue this legal issue.
At least that way the court will have addressed all the relief asked for in the first place. I don’t think it changes the outcome.