A Manhattan federal judge recused himself from a case involving PayPal Inc.'s investment program for Black and Latino-led emerging venture-capital funds, after lawyers accused him of including racial preferences in his courtroom policies.
US District Judge Dale Ho’s courtroom policies encourage “the participation of less experienced attorneys,” including “attorneys from backgrounds that historically have been underrepresented in the federal bar” where the lawyers played a substantial role in preparation for the case. Final decisions around who speaks for the client is up to the lead attorney on the case, not the court, the policies say.
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