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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Roe vs. Wade really could depend on this election

National | By David G. Savage | October 5, 2008
Every four years, defenders of abortion rights proclaim that the fate of Roe vs. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sept. 11 plotter turns tables on judge

National | By Josh Meyer | September 24, 2008
The world’s most notorious jailed terrorist calmly stroked a foot-long gray beard as he sat comfortably in a military courtroom and peppered the Marine colonel who serves as his judge with questions. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Judge’s affair complicates death row case

National | By Steve Mills | September 10, 2008
A former judge and a former district attorney in Texas broke a lengthy silence and admitted under oath that they had engaged in a years-long sexual relationship but still participated in the trial of a man who was convicted of a 1989 double murder and sentenced to death, according to documents filed Tuesday. Read more
 

Saturday, September 6, 2008

3 Pakistani judges return to top court

World | By M The Associated Press | September 6, 2008
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday reinstated three judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf, another victory for the man set to succeed him as head of state. Read more
 

Friday, September 5, 2008

Delay in releasing clergy files

California | Local | By Duke Helf and Victoria Kim | September 5, 2008
A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents. Read more
 

Monday, July 21, 2008

Too many cases, too few judges

California | Local | By Anna Gorman | July 21, 2008
The number of foreigners landing in Los Angeles Immigration Court has surged in recent years, while the number of judges has remained about the same, causing crushing caseloads and lengthy delays. Read more
 

Thursday, July 17, 2008

L.A. judges’ commuting sentences

California | Local | By Ann M. Simmons | July 17, 2008
Call it highway justice. Read more
 

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Original intent’ matter of opinions

National | By David G. Savage | July 13, 2008
In 1985, President Reagan’s attorney general, Edwin Meese III, criticized the Supreme Court’s decisions and called on the justices to decide cases based on the “original intent” of the Constitution. Read more
 

Monday, June 30, 2008

Iraq to investigate 4 shooting deaths

World | By Doug Smith | June 30, 2008
Infuriated by the recent fatal shootings of four people by U.S. soldiers, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has decided to appoint a judge to hear evidence in the cases, a close aide said Sunday. Read more
 

Sunday, June 29, 2008

A ‘Dance’ judge in La La Land

Entertainment | By Ez and Maria Elena Fern | June 29, 2008
ASEAT on the “Hot Tamale Train” is no longer the benchmark of success on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Read more
 

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Probe of judge shifted to court in East

California | Local | By Scott Glover | June 17, 2008
A panel of federal judges on the East Coast was selected Monday to oversee a misconduct probe into California Judge Alex Kozinski, who declared a mistrial last week in an obscenity case he was presiding over after acknowledging that he had posted sexually explicit material on his publicly accessible personal website. Read more
 

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit matter on his website

California | Local | By Scott Glover | June 11, 2008
One of the highest-ranking federal judges in the United States, who is currently presiding over an obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos. Read more
 

Sunday, June 1, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA

National | June 1, 2008
Do as I say, not as I did, Bush advises President Bush admitted in a commencement speech that when he left college, thinking about how to be a “model citizen” was the furthest thing from his mind. Read more
 

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Judge critical of war crimes case is ousted

National | By Carol J. Williams | May 31, 2008
A judge hearing a war crimes case at Guantanamo Bay who publicly expressed frustration with military prosecutors’ refusal to give evidence to the defense has been dismissed, tribunal officials confirmed Friday. Read more
 

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Stevens reverses himself

National | By James Oliphant | April 17, 2008
The nation’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice, John Paul Stevens, on Wednesday declared his formal opposition to capital punishment. Read more
 

Friday, April 11, 2008

Case of N.Y. vs. N.Y. and N.Y.

National | April 11, 2008
They say all big decisions in this town get made by three men in a room: the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader. Read more
 

Monday, March 31, 2008

Las Vegas judge courts trouble with her actions

National | By Ashley Powers | March 31, 2008
If the allegations against Elizabeth Halverson are true, then the judge often handled her staff with the temperament of a toddler. Read more
 

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Dismissal of Colombian judge worries U.S. legislator

World | March 2, 2008
The dismissal of a judge who handed down convictions and tough sentences in the slayings of several labor leaders came in for harsh criticism from an influential U.S. legislator as Congress considers a free trade agreement with Colombia. Read more
 

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Justices bang the gavel on TV judge

National | February 21, 2008
Judge Alex” lost his case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday when the justices ruled that the star of the syndicated TV show must go before an arbiter to resolve his manager’s claim to 12% of his earnings. Read more
 

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Prospects are dim for Bush nominees

National | February 7, 2008
With barely 11 months left in office, President Bush plans to make a new push to win Senate confirmation of nearly 200 nominees to federal judgeships and other government positions. Read more
 
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