Lyle Denniston reports: “Among the cases denied review on Monday was an attempt to assert a constitutional claim when an elected state judge declines to withdraw from deciding a case that involves the interest of individuals or groups that contributed campaign money to that judge. The case raised a due process issue, not an ethical question, about the failure of an Illinois Supreme Court justice to take himself out of a case reviewing a massive verdict against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. The state Supreme Court, with Justice Lloyd Karmeier participating, reversed a $456.7 million award againt the auto insurer on a breach of contract claim. The case was Avery v. State Farm (05-842).” Here is the order list.