Key legal question
Whether the participation of two judges who had sat in earlier merits decisions required recusal in the detention appeal.
Extracted holding
No recusal was required because the detention appeal raised different questions from the prior merits appeals and involved no fresh assessment of the charges.
Extracted reasoning
Impartiality concerns arise only when prior participation creates a doubt as to neutrality. Here the court only referred to the standing conviction and did not re-examine the evidence or charges.