Kentucky State Police Department v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

adopting totality of the circumstances approach in evaluating allegations under section 455(a) | adopting totality of the circumstances approach in evaluating allegations under section 455(a) | "whether an objective, disinterested lay observer fully informed of the facts underlying the grounds on which recusal was sought would entertain a significant doubt about the judge's impartiality" | Department of Justice attorney who was terminated for whistleblowing lacked statutory entitlement to position and did not state a claim for violation of due process | "[b]y initially pursuing relief with the NLRB the employees have implicitly recognized the Board’s jurisdiction over their claims.” | "the state’s interest in protecting its citizens from fraud and misrepresentations does not outweigh our concern in protecting the NLRB’s jurisdiction from erosion through state regulation”