I'm sure mopti will post this if I don't

[waider]

The trial of five anti-war protesters accused of criminal damage of a United States Navy plane at Shannon Airport has collapsed following a suggestion by the defence that the trial judge had attended the inauguration of George W Bush as US president.

(from Ireland.com, who lock their content up behind a paid registration for which several very public passwords no longer work)

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[dr-strych9.livejournal.com]

As one of the protesters who threw eggs at his limo? Because I can't imagine how anything else could cause the trial to collapse.

[waider.livejournal.com]

check mopti's comments above - it's basically the complete avoidance of any suggestion of impropriety rather than any actual impropriety.