The senate has confirmed 100 judges nominated by President Biden since he took office. Democrats are celebrating the diverse backgrounds of the judges, while Republicans express concern about their competence. Federal Communications Commission board nominee Gigi Sohn appeared at a Senate committee hearing for the third time Tuesday. She was met with strong opposition from…
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NTD News Today (Feb. 15): Senate Confirms 100 Judges Nominated By Biden; Culture War Key Issue in 2024 GOP Primary: Poll
The senate has confirmed 100 judges nominated by President Biden since he took office. Democrats are celebrating the diverse backgrounds of the judges, while Republicans express concern about their competence. Federal Communications Commission board nominee Gigi Sohn appeared at a Senate committee hearing for the third time Tuesday. She was met with strong opposition from…
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…
Another Judge Facing Criminal Charges For Sexual Misconduct
A former Arkansas judge has been arrested by federal agents on charges he solicited sexual favors in exchange for a favorable ruling in a criminal case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas David Caruth was caught on an audio recording suggesting sex from a woman who asked him to help her boyfriend—a defendant…
Judicial Tyranny in Brazil
Commentary Indigenous people have special protection under Brazilian law. This was so at least until Dec. 12, when an indigenous leader was arrested by order of Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court of Brazil. Cacique Serere (“Chief Tserere”) of the Xavante Tribe dared to criticise the behaviour of top electoral judges during the…
Family Court Judge Loses Immunity After Searching Man’s Home
In a case that could set a new precedent in the rarely unpierced shield of immunity enjoyed by judges, a West Virginia man has won approval to sue a family court judge over an unusual search and seizure she conducted of his home in a divorce case she was presiding over. Raleigh County Judge Louise…
Government Makes Barristers New Pay Offer as High Court Says Judges Erred in Releasing Defendants
The Ministry of Justice says it has made an offer to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in an attempt to end the barristers’ strike. It comes as the High Court in London ruled that judges who refused to extend custody time limits and released defendants on bail because of the barristers’ strike “fell into legal…
Kids-for-Cash Judges Ordered to Pay More Than $200 Million
Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100…
DHS Warns of Violent Extremism in Memo After Roe v. Wade Ruling: Reports
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly issued a memo to warn that government officials and judges could be at risk by violent extremists after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. Government officials and judges “probably are at most risk for violence in response to the decision,” according to the memo, obtained by Axios and…
Two Judges Step Down From New York COVID Vaccine Mandates Lawsuit Over Financial Conflicts of Interest, Third Judge Will Stay
A judge assigned to hear two consolidated lawsuits challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates in New York City today said she would not step down from the case as requested by the plaintiffs. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald denied the plaintiffs’ motion to disqualify her from the case. Plaintiffs filed the motion Tuesday after financial disclosures revealed the judge owned $250,000 in Pfizer…
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