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Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket

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Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.

Cannon went to an event in Arlington , Va. honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia .

A 2006 rule, intended to shine a light on judges’ attendance at paid seminars that could pose conflicts or influence decisions, requires them to file disclosure forms for such trips within 30 days and make them public on the court’s website.

The guest list for the May 2023 Scalia Forum included William H. Pryor Jr. , chief judge of the 11th Circuit .

Pryor ’s court has overruled Cannon twice in the Trump case.

Cannon submitted minor reimbursement requests related to the Scalia Forum trip after she returned, including the 158 miles she drove.

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