A pastor who publicized a now-viral video of a West Virginia jurist shouting “shut up” during a family court hearing says he has filed numerous complaints against Putnam Circuit Judge…
In Georgia, some judges are banning the public from their courts, citing security concerns and the lack of space to accommodate crowds in small courtrooms.
More details are emerging in an ongoing judicial corruption case in federal court in South Texas that federal authorities say involved, in addition to other alleged misconduct by multiple defendants,…
Updated: An official recording of a May family court hearing in West Virginia is becoming an unexpected YouTube hit. It quickly topped more than 10,000 views, after a…
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Obama administration’s health care law last Thursday, speculation abounded that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. had switched sides in the case.
A federal judge in Texas has rejected a prosecution contention that a defense lawyer should forfeit attorney fees of $50,000 for suggesting to jurors that the prosecution of his client…
Glenn Hendrix heads an ABA task force that is reviewing a spate of legislative attempts to keep foreign law out of state courts. Photo by Gregory Miller.
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A chart chronicling swing voting by Supreme Court justices illustrates why so many were surprised when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. upheld the Obama administration’s health care law on…
Saying that he had clearly ordered both sides not to bring up prior acts by witnesses while questioning them in front of the jury in a drunken-driving trial, a California…
A North Carolina criminal defense lawyer indicted along with a former Wake County judge and a legal assistant in an unusual case based on the alleged alteration of court documents…
The Supreme Court may have disappointed those waiting for a health law ruling on Monday when it issued opinions on immigration and juvenile sentencing, but…