An attorney facing financial penalties for including nonexistent case citations, dubbed “AI hallucinations” from ChatGPT, in his filings is now appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Judge’s Midnight Deadline To Return Man Deported To El Salvador
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has paused an order requiring the Trump administration to return, by midnight Monday, a Maryland father who was deported to a gang prison […]
Lawyers Are Ruder Since the Pandemic: Judges Speak Out
It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the legal industry is still feeling the ripple effects. Judges say it is clear in courtrooms, especially in young […]
Appellate Court Rejects Municipal Judge’s Claimed Authority to Order Competency Evaluations
A Missouri Court of Appeals panel denied a Kansas City judge’s claim this week that he had the authority to order the state’s mental health department to complete […]
Big Law, Judges Under the White House’s Microscope
President Donald Trump has zeroed in on the legal industry in his first months back in the White House. Trump has issued actions targeting Covington & Burling, Perkins […]
In Trump’s 1st Months, Handful of US Judges Announce Senior Status Plans
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’re taking a look at federal judges who have taken senior status […]
Federal Appellate Judges Denounce Threats, Impeachment Efforts
Two federal appellate judges raised concerns Tuesday about calls from public officials to impeach judges based on their rulings and an increase in threats to the judicial branch […]
Former Judges Question Judicial Silence Amid Partisan Attacks on Judiciary
In 1996, then-U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chief Judge Jon Newman publicly condemned calls for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. over […]
Trump Administration Appeals US Judge’s Reinstatement of Fired Special Counsel
Federal government attorneys defending President Donald Trump’s firing of an independent government watchdog argue former President Joe Biden set the 2021 precedent of removing an agency head without […]
Appellate Judges Question Scope of AG’s Power in Trump Civil Fraud Arguments
Counsel for the New York Attorney General and Donald Trump squared off before a mid-level New York appeals court on Thursday, as lawyers for the former president urged […]