The American Bar Association in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday asked the Justice Department head to reconsider her recent decision ending the ABA’s […]
Complaining of Judicial ‘Power Grab,’ DOJ Asks Justices to Thwart Mass Reinstatement of Fired Workers
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I have been the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com since 2023. In this newsletter, I provide […]
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 […]
Judicial Misconduct Complaint Accuses Depo-Provera Judge Of ‘Explicit Preference for Females’
A conservative judicial group called Article III Project filed a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers after she issued an order emphasizing the need […]
Roy Ferguson has always been interested in increasing judicial expediency and efficiency
(Photo by Kathy Anderson/ABA Journal) Some people talk about giving up their luxurious lifestyles to help those in need. In 1999, Roy Ferguson actually did it. He and […]
Statewide Judicial Emergency Declared in Wake of Cyclone Helene
Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs has issued a declaration of a one-month statewide judicial emergency period extending filing requirements due to the effects of […]
Court Dismisses Suit Against Attorneys Over ‘Judicial Duties’ Immunity
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has rejected efforts to revive a woman’s lawsuit against attorneys who represented her minor child in custody litigation, concluding […]
Ethics Committee Urges Restraint in Judicial Responses to Election Attacks
Judges whose rulings are targeted in a campaign-related attack should think twice before defending their actions in a pending matter, even if recent ethics rule changes allow them […]
‘Could Exceed $1M’: Disqualified Judicial Candidate Launches Defamation Claim
‘Could Exceed $1M’: Disqualified Judicial Candidate Launches Defamation Claim | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/01/could-exceed-1m-disqualified-judicial-candidate-launches-defamation-claim/ Loletha D. Hale of Hale Law Firm in Jonesboro, Georgia. (Courtesy photo) NEWS […]
Biden’s Judicial Nominees Vow to Apply Supreme Court Precedent
Three of President Joe Biden’s U.S. district court judicial nominees in Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania have vowed to apply all binding Supreme Court precedent, including the 2022 […]