Recusal

Justice Eleanor Marsh has been on the Supreme Court for eleven years. She's known for her precise legal mind, her refusal to engage with media, and a reputation for being the swing vote on cases that matter. She is respected, feared, and almost completely alone. When the Court agrees to hear Wynn v. United States — a case about whether pharmaceutical whistleblowers are protected from retaliation under the First Amendment — Eleanor expects a straightforward term. Then she reads the petitioner's name: Catherine Wynn. Her daughter. The daughter she hasn't spoken to in seven years, since Catherine walked out of...