Justices Magnuson and Anderson will not hear Senate contest appeal

Minnesota Supreme Court justices Eric Magnuson and G. Barry Anderson will recuse themselves from any appeal in the U.S. Senate contest. The two justices were part of the five-member canvassing board that oversaw the statewide manual recount and determined that Al Franken won the contest by 225 votes. Because of this conflict, Magnuson (pictured) and Anderson have removed themselves from previous hearings before the state’s top court. John Kostouros, the court’s communications director, confirms that they are expected to withdraw from any proceedings going forward.