Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted

Judge Who Owned Tesla Stock Recuses Himself From X Lawsuit

A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s social media platform X against an advertising trade group has removed himself from the case amid claims that he is financially interested in the case. In its antitrust suit, X accused World Federation of Advertisers of illegally colluding to stop ad campaigns on the platform, formerly called Twitter. It is playing out in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, where Judge R…

Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted

Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott.

Judge Reed O'Connor recuses from Elon Musk's advertiser lawsuit

Elon Musk’s X filed an antitrust lawsuit against advertisers in the Northern District of Texas, but the apparent judge-shopping effort was foiled Tuesday when Judge Reed O’Connor recused himself from the case.

Texas judge who owns Tesla stock recuses himself from X’s advertiser lawsuit

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge A Texas judge who was assigned two cases involving Elon Musk’s X platform has recused himself from one of them, shortly after a report that he owns stock in Tesla. US District Court Judge Reed O’Connor was assigned to X’s recent antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over their boycott of the service, as well as a separate case against Media Matters, which the company sued for a report showing that X di…

Judge Recuses Himself from Musk's Ad Boycott Lawsuit Due to Tesla Shares

Judge Recuses Himself from Musk's Ad Boycott Lawsuit Due to Tesla Shares U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, has stepped down from presiding over a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's social media platform X against a group of advertisers. This decision comes after reports surfaced that O'Connor owns shares in Tesla, another company under Musk's purview.O'Connor did not specify a reason for his recusal in his brief one-paragraph fi…

Texas judge in lawsuit by Musk's X against advertisers exits case

A federal judge in Texas assigned to hear a lawsuit by Elon Musk's social media platform X against a group of advertisers has removed himself from the case following reports that he owned shares of another Musk company, Tesla.U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas did not give a reason in