Lawyer Tom Girardi and his celebrity wife, Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are accused in a lawsuit of...
Petition for en banc rehearing granted by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in this criminal case. Judge Gerald "Glossing"...
To the extent that the panel opinion creates a new Louisiana tort duty, this is a policy decision for Louisiana courts—not this...
The bottom line is whether civil or criminal, there are very rare reasons or circumstances for filing under seal. This S.D. NY...
The Fifth Circuit is reversed [for showing no emotion nor humanity and] for incorrectly applying qualified immunity when clearly that protection was...
The sanction of removal of a judge typically is reserved for truly egregious circumstances that extend beyond the limits of even extremely...
Color of law refers to an appearance of legal power to act that may operate in violation of law. Color of law may include public officials and...
The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that federal courts possess the inherent power to vacate their own judgments upon proof that a...
It's no surprise, Texas and Florida lead the way when it comes to the handful of impeachments against Federal Judges, as archived...
The US Supreme Court decline to hear a petition about non-random assignments of judges on appeal. After all, it involves secretive judicial...
For the Chief Judge to claim the Burkes complaint is merit-based, conclusory and issue a warning violates the Judicial rules as well...
While Minnesota’s oath appears to have always mentioned civility, some states, such as Texas, added civility to their oath as recently as...
In Fl. Bar v Scott Strems, referee and judge Denaro's recommendation fell short of the disbarment punishment sought by the the Florida...
If the Court is no longer a neutral arbiter of the law, if it’s gradually shape-shifting into a partisan weapon, then maybe...
A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...
The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy; The Honorable Rhesa Barksdale, an appellate judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Hometown Judges Carl Stewart and Edith Clement support corrupt and failed Louisiana Bank a reversal in an opinion with a dissent from...