A 15-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy refused to leave their grandmother’s Santa Cruz, California, home in October 2022 when transport agents from a private company arrived to enforce a “reunification therapy” court order by a local family court judge. At the beginning of a video of the incident, the agents appear to reason with the…
UK Courts Ordered to Halt Cases Involving Force-Fitted Energy Prepayment Meters
One of the UK’s most senior judges has ordered magistrates’ courts to stop listing cases involving the force-fitting of energy prepayment meters in customers’ homes. Lord Justice Edis issued the direction on Monday to all court staff in England and Wales. In the letter, seen by The Epoch Times, Edis said that judges “must act…
Dispute Over ‘Correcting’ Sex on Transgender Birth Record Heads to Ohio Supreme Court
October 12, 2022
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Some Ohio counties would have rubber-stamped Hailey Adelaide’s request to change an official birth record “sex marker” from male to female. But Adelaide, who was born with obvious male anatomy but has lived as a female, lodged the request in a county where officials believe state law gives them no authority to alter that aspect…
How an Elderly Mom’s Guardianship Landed a Former Sheriff in Jail
In the aftermath of the Free Britney Spears movement, a retired sheriff who helped free his friend’s elderly mother from a court-appointed guardianship has landed in Washoe County jail. Stewart Handte—once the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony police chief, a former state trooper with the Nevada Highway Patrol, and a past president of their union—has been locked…
Get the Courts Out of Science
Commentary This morning I listened to the oral arguments in the case of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates as enforced by OSHA. It was a demoralizing experience. I heard some crazy things, such as a claim that “750 million” Americans just got Covid yesterday, and that 100,000 kids with Covid are in the hospital, many…
A Life in the Balance While Wisconsin Court Mulls Ivermectin
December 9, 2021
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When John Zingsheim walked into the Aurora Medical Center in his hometown of Hartford, Wis., he had no way to know that his soon-to-be-diagnosed COVID-19 case would thrust his family into the headlines and leave his life hanging in the balance while attorneys argue over ivermectin, the treatment he requested before being placed on a…
The Changing Face of Criminal Prosecution During a Pandemic
The wheel of justice almost came to a grinding halt during the pandemic. Many state courts suspended in-person proceedings for months, piling up a massive backlog that insiders say will take years to clear. To tackle the heavy caseload, state prosecutors are using their discretion in different ways. Prosecutors decide whether a case shall be filed…
Ahmaud Arbery Defendant Lawyers Denied Motion for Mistrial
Chatham County Superior Court judge Timothy Walmsley denied a motion for mistrial by the defense lawyer of the men who shot Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan are accused of the murder of Arbery, an African American. They said they were attempting to make a citizen’s arrest because they feared he…
Backlog Crisis at State Courts Will Take Years to Clear, Insiders Say
State courts across the country have gradually reopened for in-person proceedings, although many have yet to reach their pre-pandemic operating capacity. State attorneys can barely handle the mounting number of new cases, leaving a trail of extra work every day, all while trying to chip away at the massive backlogs accumulated during months of court…
LA Presiding Judge Announces Another Deadline Extension in Criminal Cases
LOS ANGELES—Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s court system announced today another extension of deadlines in criminal trials and hearings to determine if there is enough evidence for a defendant to stand trial. “The court is encouraged by the county’s improving COVID-19 trends and will continue its periodic…
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