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Another judge in France has declared that the burkini ban is illegal
PARIS (Reuters) - Attempts to ban burkini-clad women from the beaches of France's Riviera coast suffered a further setback when a judge in the city of Nice declared the prohibition of the body-hiding...
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A Connecticut judge ordered the state to overhaul its entire education system...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday ordered Connecticut officials to develop plans for a major overhaul of the state's public education system within six months, saying a huge gap in test...
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Chris Christie is facing an official misconduct complaint over 'Bridgegate'
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie faces an official misconduct complaint stemming from the closure of lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge.A judge signed the summons...
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Federal judge rejects settlement of lawsuits charging that the NYPD illegally...
A federal judge has rejected a settlement of lawsuits charging that the New York City police department illegally targeted Muslims for surveillance, saying the deal did not go far enough and provide...
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A male judge's comment to a woman in a sexual assault case could get him...
A judge who asked a woman why she didn’t just “keep your knees together” while presiding over a sexual assault trial should be removed from the bench, according to a unanimous ruling from an inquiry...
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In Alabama, you can be sentenced to death even if jurors don't agree
Ronald Bert Smith walked into a Huntsville, Ala., convenience store with a Colt .45 semi-automatic pistol on Nov. 8, 1994, and shot clerk Casey Wilson to death during a robbery captured on video.A jury...
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Judge wants to see the search warrant application that led to review of...
A U.S. judge on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to show him the search warrant application used to enable the FBI to access emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server that were discovered...
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Louisiana judge throws out governor's executive order to protect LGBT rights
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A judge has thrown out an executive order issued by Louisiana's governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government.Judge Todd Hernandez ruled...
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Judge blocks North Carolina law meant to limit incoming Democratic governor's...
A North Carolina judge on Friday temporarily blocked a state law hours after incoming Democratic Governor Roy Cooper sued to void Republican-backed legislation lessening his control over state and...
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Judge orders Trump's EPA pick to turn over more than 3,000 emails with fossil...
Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Attorney General of Oklahoma, has spent two years avoiding requests to release more than 3,000...
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Judge rules against tribes trying to stop Dakota Access pipeline
March 7 (Reuters) - A US judge on Tuesday ruled against native tribes seeking to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline from moving forward on the basis that it would prevent them from practicing religious...
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A 31-year-old lawyer just became the UK's youngest ever female judge
A solicitor who joined her local law firm as a 15-year-old work experience intern has become the youngest ever female judge.Briony Clarke was sworn in as a deputy district judge after 16 years at Essex...
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Judge approves $27 million driver settlement in Lyft lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge gave final approval on Thursday to a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against Lyft, ending a legal case that challenged the independent contractor...
View Article'This is your day': Watch Neil Gorsuch swear in as a Supreme Court justice
Neil Gorsuch has officially replaced the late Antonin Scalia to become the 113th Supreme Court justice. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a mentor to Gorsuch, conducted the judicial oath in a...
View ArticleA judge explains what can happen if you don't pay parking tickets
Judge Michael Corriero explains what can happen if you keep getting parking tickets and don't pay them. Judge Corriero served on the bench for 28 years and was elected to the New York State Supreme...
View ArticleJudge Judy's friend of 40 years explains what she's really like
Judge Michael Corriero has known Judge Judy for the last 4 decades. Judge Corriero served on the bench for 28 years and was elected to the New York State Supreme Court. He's currently the cohost of Hot...
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Judge proposes sentence of $1 per grope for man convincted of sexual harassment
(Mic) — A Pennsylvania judge recently proposed fining a man $1 for every time he groped a woman. Somehow, Common Pleas Senior Judge Lester G. Nauhaus was being serious — and now, the Allegheny County...
View ArticleA Harvard mathematician reveals how algorithms are making police and the...
Cathy O'Neil, a self-proclaimed math nerd and author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" explains how police data leads to bias in the criminal justice system. Following is a transcript of the...
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REPORT: There are hundreds of judges in New York who do not have law degrees
The news releases are sent out with considerable regularity, brief and basic accounts of actions taken by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct: A judge is sanctioned for misconduct on the...
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A Georgia judge just resigned after comparing 'nut cases tearing down...
A Georgia judge was suspended Tuesday, and later resigned, after comparing anti-Confederate protesters to ISIS, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. “The nut cases tearing down monuments are...
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