Court Security
620 ABA Journal Court Security articles.
A jury-nullification protester wasn’t able to persuade a federal appeals court that a New York law banning some protests near courthouses is unconstitutional on its face.
Aug 2, 2022 9:58 AM CDT
A free, fair and unbiased judiciary is essential to the rule of law and a properly functioning democracy. But judges cannot do their jobs effectively if they are under attack or feel their families are being threatened.
Aug 1, 2022 2:40 AM CDT
A Houston lawyer has submitted an affidavit alleging that a West Virginia judge removed a gun from a holster under his robe and pointed it at attorneys defending an energy company.
Jul 18, 2022 11:50 AM CDT
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to extend U.S. Supreme Court security to justices' immediate family members and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Jun 15, 2022 10:58 AM CDT
Exterminators were called to a courthouse in Albany, New York, on Tuesday after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an arraignment.
Jun 9, 2022 8:43 AM CDT
Updated: A former Wisconsin judge found dead from gunshot wounds at his home Friday had once sentenced the suspect in the shooting to six years in prison.
Jun 6, 2022 9:57 AM CDT
Updated: A state appeals court in New York has imposed a public censure on a lawyer who responded to a question with a question during an oral argument before a federal appeals court in December 2019.
Jun 2, 2022 11:00 AM CDT
U.S. Supreme Court justices began getting around-the-clock security last week, as protesters who fear an end to abortion rights
gathered outside the homes of conservative justices.
May 20, 2022 10:17 AM CDT
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was violated when a trial judge allowed an audio stream but not video access to the proceedings.
May 17, 2022 12:52 PM CDT
President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a bill that strengthens financial disclosure requirements for federal judges.
May 17, 2022 8:35 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court could take several measures to increase security following the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s
draft opinion to Politico.
May 11, 2022 10:34 AM CDT
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s
draft opinion overturning
Roe v. Wade is the only draft opinion circulating in the abortion case, according to a report by Politico.
May 11, 2022 9:16 AM CDT
A Houston family court judge has been publicly reprimanded for ordering two lawyers to be escorted to the jury box by a bailiff who shackled them to a chair while court proceedings continued.
May 10, 2022 3:13 PM CDT
Criminal Justice
Apr 8, 2022 9:45 AM CDT
A former judge in Washington, who was accused of sexually assaulting two former court employees, agreed to a plea deal as his trial was set to begin Monday.
Apr 7, 2022 8:41 AM CDT
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