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WEBPittsburgh clerk takes first loss in Courthouse News case. States have one by one been reopening their courts to public access in the digital age. A remaining few have fought the trend but keep losing First Amendment battles, most recently in Pittsburgh. Bill Girdner.
Details of voting equipment breach emerge in Dominion security …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · ATLANTA (CN) — During the fourth day of trial Friday in the lawsuit over the security of Dominion voting machine systems in Georgia, details surrounding a hack coordinated by co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Peach State's election subversion case took center stage. The copying of …
Supreme Court set to review if judges can be fired by the president
WEBWASHINGTON (CN) — Judges working within the federal bureaucracy could find themselves more vulnerable to the whims of political power after the Supreme Court reviews a case from a hedge fund manager accused of violating federal securities law. On the high court’s docket next week is a case involving the workhorses of …
For Your Listening Pleasure: LA County Court Proceedings Coming …
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Milwaukee judge sentenced to 9 years in prison on child …
WEBDec 22, 2021 · The disturbing nature of the child pornography possessed and distributed and the defendant’s status as a sitting judge while he committed his crimes are factors that weighed in favor of a longer sentence. MADISON, Wis. (CN) — A former Milwaukee County Children’s Court judge on Wednesday was ...
Privacy in the record | Courthouse News Service
WEBApr 23, 2024 · CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal court in New York partially seals personal information disclosed in prior motions to quash and for protective orders, which included the defendants’ social security numbers and corporate bank account information. Some filings are sealed entirely, while others can be refiled with redactions; still more others will remain public because the defendants waived ...
Supreme Court Expands Precedent on Ineffective Counsel
WEBJennifer Hijazi / February 27, 2019. WASHINGTON (CN) - Defendants whose cases suffered because their lawyers performed poorly are entitled to the benefit of presumed prejudice even in cases where they waived their rights to appeal, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The case stems from the prosecution in …
‘Selfish, not patriotic’: Judge sentences Capitol rioter who directed ...
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Charging papers in the government's case against Taylor Johnatakis show him, encircled in red, shouting orders through a megaphone attached to his backpack outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (DOJ via Courthouse News) WASHINGTON (CN) — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to lead a ...
Federal Judge Dismisses Covington Catholic Students’ Defamation …
WEBDefamation and harassment claims brought by students at Kentucky’s Covington Catholic High School against CNN, the Washington Post and NBC were dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday after he found that none of the twelve plaintiffs had been defamed or unlawfully threatened. FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo snow covers the grounds of ...
Alexandra Jones | Courthouse News Service
WEBAlexandra Jones is a Philadelphia reporter for Courthouse News. Follow her on Twitter @lexandrajones for PA federal court, PA Superior/Supreme court, SCOTUS, Third Circuit, and other law/politics news. Follow @@lexandrajones. Grid.
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