Court Administration

Lawyer hospitalized after man body slams him at courthouse

A 69-year-old Colorado attorney was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man attacked him earlier this week using an “MMA style takedown” before a court hearing.

Dec 11, 2025 12:53 PM CST

News organizations challenge Virginia’s ban on attorneys sending court records to reporters

Lee Enterprises and Courthouse News on Tuesday filed suit against the court administration of Virginia, challenging a law that forbids attorneys from sharing public court records, according to Courthouse News Service.

Dec 11, 2025 9:53 AM CST

Los Angeles declared most abusive ‘judicial hellhole,’ report says

Rampant lawsuit abuse, “eye-popping” "nuclear verdicts" and allegations of fraud and racketeering against lawyers have made Los Angeles the worst of what it calls America’s most abusive court systems.

Dec 10, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Bankruptcy filings continue to increase, says federal court administration

Bankruptcy filings rose 10.6% in the last year, according to statistics released last week by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Dec 1, 2025 12:15 PM CST

Appeals court rules Trump prosecutor appointment violates law

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully maneuvered to keep his former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as the top prosecutor in New Jersey—a decision that could have far-reaching implications for other controversial Trump appointments that have been challenged in court.

Dec 1, 2025 10:39 AM CST

As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds

The deal Congress passed to end the 43-day government shutdown boosted security funding for the Supreme Court, freeing up millions of dollars to support round-the-clock protection for the nine justices.

Nov 25, 2025 9:57 AM CST

Courthouse rock, political talk lead to potential suspension for Elvis-loving judge

A Missouri judge accused of wearing an Elvis Presley wig in court on Halloween and sometimes playing the rock icon’s music in the courtroom is facing a potential suspension after acknowledging the substantial accuracy of a three-count ethics complaint.

Nov 20, 2025 10:59 AM CST

Man accused of fatal shooting after release on unrelated charges because of lack of appointed lawyers

A Boston man has been charged with murder less than a month after unrelated charges against him were dropped because of a lack of court-appointed lawyers.

Nov 19, 2025 11:58 AM CST

Judge accused of helping immigrant avoid ICE didn’t know about plan, hearing officer concludes

A judge accused of helping a defendant avoid immigration detention at her courthouse in Newton, Massachusetts, didn’t know about the escape plan and didn’t mislead court authorities about the incident, according to a hearing officer in the ethics case against her.

Nov 12, 2025 2:23 PM CST

Judge calls portrait of ex-colleague ‘celebration of corruption,’ orders disciplinary press release displayed beneath

A new courthouse portrait of an Arkansas judge who resigned amid a disciplinary investigation won’t be hanging without a footnote of sorts, according to an order by Judge Stephen Shirron, the administrative judge of the state’s Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Nov 6, 2025 1:05 PM CST

About 40 court-appointed defense lawyers in 1 state refuse new cases; shutdown also affects local DC courts

The government shutdown affecting court-appointed lawyers in federal cases is now being felt in Washington, D.C., where money is running out for private attorneys representing indigent defendants in local courts.

Nov 6, 2025 9:39 AM CST

Charlie Kirk’s widow calls for cameras in courtrooms, renewing efforts for access to all federal courts

The widow of slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has called for the murder trial of his suspected killer to be on camera, prompting a top Republican U.S. senator to renew calls for legislation allowing video cameras in federal courtrooms nationwide.

Nov 5, 2025 10:33 AM CST

Apparent AI errors snag BigLaw firm; 1 case ‘is totally fake,’ another ‘is almost real,’ federal judge says

A federal judge in Oregon is threatening sanctions against a corporate litigant and its BigLaw attorneys for “fake citations” that appear to be the product of generative artificial intelligence.

Oct 29, 2025 3:06 PM CDT

Former judicial ethics chief files suit claiming Colorado justices, other officials conspired to hide misconduct

Updated: The former judicial ethics chief in Colorado has filed a lawsuit alleging that Colorado Supreme Court justices "engaged in a conspiracy intended to absolve themselves of any accountability” in a scheme to conceal information about a lucrative contract with a departing court administrative official.

Oct 27, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

2 federal judges reveal AI use by staff members led to error-riddled opinions

Two federal judges who released opinions that included fake information explained in letters released Thursday that the problems stemmed from staff members’ use of artificial intelligence.

Oct 24, 2025 9:29 AM CDT