Corrected: As March oral arguments near in a much-watched U.S. Supreme Court case about the circumstances under which a judicial campaign contribution should require a jurist’s recusal, a substantial number…
A federal judge in Texas pleaded not guilty this morning to new sex and obstruction charges related to his alleged mistreatment of a court employee. The hearing was held in…
Updated: Already facing an unprecedented criminal case concerning his alleged harassment of his former case manager, U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was reportedly federally indicted again late today on new…
In what is believed to be a unique judicial disciplinary case, a Florida appeals court judge was publicly reprimanded by the state supreme court today for attacking a fellow appellate…
A Philadelphia judge is facing a misconduct charge based on his alleged use of his judicial office resources during his sideline real estate activities.
Bernard Madoff’s alleged scam defrauding investors of $50 billion doesn’t fit within the classic description of a Ponzi scheme, according to one prominent blogger.
As authorities investigate to try to determine what lies behind the killings of a real estate agent and her two young children at their North Dallas, Texas, home last week,…
Updated: The daughter and two young grandchildren of a deceased Texas judge have been found dead in their home. The apparent murders follow other crimes reported there during the…
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