Initially elected judges are more likely to be disciplined in California than initially appointed judges, according to a report by the state Commission on Judicial Performance.
In a 3-3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a rehearing in a recusal dispute involving one of its justices who received free legal help from a law firm.
A Tennessee judge has been publicly reprimanded (PDF) for publishing an order on a Montgomery County court website that referred to claimed facts outside the record and…
A pastor who publicized a now-viral video of a West Virginia jurist shouting “shut up” during a family court hearing says he has filed numerous complaints against Putnam Circuit Judge…
In Georgia, some judges are banning the public from their courts, citing security concerns and the lack of space to accommodate crowds in small courtrooms.
More details are emerging in an ongoing judicial corruption case in federal court in South Texas that federal authorities say involved, in addition to other alleged misconduct by multiple defendants,…
Updated: An official recording of a May family court hearing in West Virginia is becoming an unexpected YouTube hit. It quickly topped more than 10,000 views, after a…
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Obama administration’s health care law last Thursday, speculation abounded that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. had switched sides in the case.
A federal judge in Texas has rejected a prosecution contention that a defense lawyer should forfeit attorney fees of $50,000 for suggesting to jurors that the prosecution of his client…
Glenn Hendrix heads an ABA task force that is reviewing a spate of legislative attempts to keep foreign law out of state courts. Photo by Gregory Miller.
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A chart chronicling swing voting by Supreme Court justices illustrates why so many were surprised when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. upheld the Obama administration’s health care law on…
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