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Federal Judge Commits Suicide After Frightening Hostage Standoff

The records show Tim Maher as a troubled man who perceived enemies at every turn and frequently flaunted his position as a...

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Any High Profile Complaints About Federal Judges Results in Resignation or Retirement. That’s Not Justice, it’s An Expensive Coverup.

Justice was not served. We sent the wrong message to victims of domestic violence by allowing a federal judge to collect a...

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Ordering Baseball Tickets Earns this Florida Circuit Judge an Early Retirement and the Donor, a Lawyer, is Suspended

Circuit Judge John Lakin retires in the midst of an investigation that he took baseball tickets from a law firm with a...

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Former Florida Prosecutor Jeffrey Siegmeister Criminally Charged along with Defense Attorney Marion Michael O’Steen

The indictment accuses Siegmeister of conspiring with defense attorney Marion O’steen of Dixie County between 2013 to 2019 to alter defendants’ charges...

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Judge Gary Graham Removed from the Bench by the Florida Supreme Court

A judge who refuses to recognize his own transgressions does not deserve the authority or command the respect necessary to judge the...

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Federal Courts: Judicial Misconduct, Judicial Committee, Subpoenas and Judicial Privilege

If you’re looking for educational material on impeachment, court and judicial committee proceedings, LIT aims to provide the most comprehensive article database...

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Fifth Circuit and Junk Science: Tasing Olivas Was to “Prevent Olivas from Lighting Himself on Fire”

In a series of immunity cases - qualified, judicial and attorney immunity appeals which should have been rejected, the Fifth Circuit affirms....

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Fifth Rely Upon Seventh Circuit To Decide You Must Know Who Was Where During Two Hip-Breaking Epileptic Fits

The Fifth Circuit 3-Panel's arguments fail to address the fact that Martinez suffered an epileptic seizure not once, but twice. The jail...

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Jury Verdicts Are Rarely Overturned. It Was In This Case, In Favor of the University of Florida

The district court granted USFBOT’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, overturned the jury’s verdict on DeBose’s retaliation claim, and...

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More Gov’t Prosecutorial Misconduct and Hiding of Evidence. This Time In NYC. If It’s Not Judges, It’s Prosecutors And/Or Attorneys

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said that the actions of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office had eroded public trust in the...

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Egregious Conduct, an Unconscionable Scheme and Perjured Testimony. It’s the 11th Circuit and it Sounds All Too Familiar.

The court concluded it was an unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the judicial system’s ability impartially to adjudicate this matter by...

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Texas State Judge Jeff Williams Violates Renter’s Rights In Eviction Cases in Keeping with Judicial Precedent

Without a state or local moratorium in place, more renters have been evicted in Houston during COVID-19 than almost anywhere else in...

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Republican Judge Tomas ‘Tommy’ Ramirez III Arrested Over 2018 Election Fraud Allegations

Developing Story; Medina County judge Tommy Ramirez is out of jail and facing serious election fraud-related charges. He's suspended without pay.

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LIT Opposes The Federal Judiciary Request for $8 Billion Funding and Here’s Why Congress Should Too

The Federal Judiciary has asked Congress for $8.12 billion to fund judicial branch operations for fiscal year 2022. This should be rejected.

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Judge Higginson for the Fifth Cir. 3-Panel Correctly Vacates Prison Sentence of Office Manager in Health Care Fraud Appeal

The district court sentenced Nora to concurrent sentence of 40 months imprisonment on each count, 1 yr probation and $13 million restitution.

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Texas Judge Mark Keough Receives 90 Day Driving License Suspension. If It Was Up to the Texas Bar, It Would be Fully Probated.

Not only was Judge Keough DWI, he was not wearing his seat belt and did not apply the brakes until less than...