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

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Judge Reed O’Connor was assigned to two cases involving Elon Musk’s X platform.

He has recused himself from one of the cases, shortly after a report that he owns stock in Tesla .

Critics have accused X of forum shopping, or looking for a sympathetic judge or district to file its cases.