Court Security
620 ABA Journal Court Security articles.
Kentucky lawmakers have approved a bill that allows lawyers to carry guns in court.
Apr 5, 2022 3:46 PM CDT
A website called judyrecords.com has published thousands of confidential court records from across the nation, including private ethics records in California and juvenile court records from several states, according to reporting.
Mar 2, 2022 11:21 AM CST
Court employees deny that a Dallas County, Texas, judge authorized her court coordinator to impersonate her during an online hearing in August.
Jan 10, 2022 12:31 PM CST
A California federal court said Wednesday it would suspend in-person jury trials following similar announcements by other state and federal courts amid the surge in omicron COVID-19 cases.
Jan 6, 2022 11:59 AM CST
The justice system continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years after courthouses
first began closing and limiting operations, according to a
Washington Post report.
Dec 22, 2021 10:17 AM CST
A Florida judge can seek punitive damages against a lawyer she accused of threatening to release her nude photos unless she acquiesced to his demands in her child custody case, according to a Dec. 9 decision.
Dec 14, 2021 2:20 PM CST
A jail guard was shot and killed in an Altoona, Pennsylvania, courthouse Wednesday when a police officer fired on an inmate who had grabbed the guard’s weapon.
Nov 19, 2021 11:21 AM CST
A Pittsburgh lawyer was charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday after he took off his pants to go through a metal detector at a downtown courthouse. The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office in Pennsylvania charged Jeffrey Pollock, 59, and issued
a press release.
Nov 11, 2021 10:10 AM CST
A Massachusetts inmate showed his displeasure by mooning the judge last week after she ordered him held without bail.
Justin MacLean, 37, may face additional charges for dropping his pants…
Oct 12, 2021 4:27 PM CDT
Just one judge in New York’s court system has refused to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Oct 6, 2021 10:36 AM CDT
The San Diego Superior Court system has utilized remote hearings amid the COVID-19 pandemic to keep court business moving forward. Under a bill the California legislature approved unanimously last week, courts across the country’s most populous state would be permitted to continue hosting remote hearings in civil proceedings.
Sep 16, 2021 2:10 PM CDT
Updated: U.S. Capitol police on Thursday morning
were urging people to stay away from the area near the Library of Congress as they conducted an “active bomb threat investigation.”
Aug 19, 2021 12:18 PM CDT
Courts in at least four counties in Texas will require masks in courthouses despite an executive order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that bans mask mandates.
Aug 11, 2021 12:52 PM CDT
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for posting online the home address of a federal judge he deemed to be moving too slowly on his case.
Aug 3, 2021 1:08 PM CDT
Husch Blackwell will merge with boutique firm
Husch Blackwell has announced a merger with a health law boutique that represents hospitals and health care systems in the Boston area. The…
Jul 20, 2021 3:39 PM CDT
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