 A new report from ProPublica says too many federal and state court judges choose not to recuse themselves from cases despite appearances of conflicts of interest. A team of student journalists at Boston University worked with ProPublica to look into more than 1,000 judges across the country. They found numerous judges might have close family or financial ties to the groups appearing before them, and in some cases the current rules are vague or don't require those connections to be disclosed to the parties involved.