In re Boston's Children First

Petitioners sued in district court alleging Boston's student assignment process discriminated based on race, and the assigned judge publicly responded, in a local newspaper, to allegations about her refusal to expand the suit into a class action, characterizing the case as "more complex" than a similar case where class certification had been granted. Petitioners moved for the judge to recuse herself, arguing her public comment cast doubt on her impartiality, but she refused.