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US: Judge tosses lawsuit; endorses Dearborn law enforcement First Amendment violations
US: judge rejects Mennonite religious freedom claim in ObamaCare contraceptive case
US: judge uses race quota system in naming lead lawyers to class action cases
US: military's highest court removes judge from Ft. Hood terrorist shooting case
US: Judge bars Memphis suburbs from starting public school systems
US: Judge orders tobacco companies to advertise that they deceived the public over dangers
US: Ginsburg: all Supreme Court justices should be women
US: Judge suspends his own order Massachusetts must pay for sex-change operation for convicted wife-killer
US: Activist court strikes down voter-approved ban of race-based college admissions
US: Judge Whose Father was Killed in Carjacking Won't Recuse Herself in Similar Case
US: Judge Blocks Enforcement of STOCK Act by Executive Branch Personnel
US: Former Judges, Prosecutors Claim It's a Crime When Govt Prosecutors Indict Defendants Due to Vindictiveness
US: Judge Tosses Fighting Sioux Nickname Lawsuit
US: Judge Rules Muslims Can Use Tennessee Mosque
US: Judge Dismisses ObamaCare Contraception Lawsuit by 7 Seven States Ruling They Don't Have Standing
US: Judge Refuses to Halt California's 'Foie gras' ban
US: Judge's Ruling Moves Netflix Closer to Mandatory Closed Captioning
US: Fed Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law
US: 7th Circuit Judge Takes Swing at Scalia
US: Judge Rules U.S. Wrongly Held Man in 'Preventative Detention'
US: Fed Judge Blocks Florida Law Barring Govt Contracts with Cuba-Affiliated Businesses
US: Appeals Court Found Judge Punished Defendant for Exercising Constitutional Rights
US: Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
US: Judge Recommends Ban on Import of Xbox Game Systems
US: 9th Circuit Holds Meetings at Extravagant Resort in Maui
US: Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act
US: Prosecutors Seek to Overturn Judge's 'Book Report' Bail
US: Judge Rules Final Volume of CIA 'Bay of Pigs' Report May Remain Secret
US: Fed Judge Rules Texas Cannot Restrict State Health Payments to Abortion Group
US: Judge States 'Natural Born Citizen' Must Be Defined in Obama Eligibility Case
US: No Longer on Case, Judge Takes Strong Position on Environmental Lawsuit
US: District Court Judge Files for Personal Bankruptcy
US: Judge Rules NLRB Cannot Force Private Employers to Display Pro-Union Posters
US: Case Review Underway for Judge Who Used Drugs with Stripper
US: 9th Appeals Court Rules Misuse of Work PC Doesn't Violate Computer Fraud Act
US: Judge Tosses Colorado's Online Sales Tax
US: Judge to Rule NYC Transit Ban on Ad Regarding 'Jihad'
US: Judge Orders FBI to Turn-Over Evidence for DNA Testing from 1990 Bombing Against Environmentalists
US: Judge Upholds Most of Wisconsin's Law Limiting Collective Bargaining
US: Judge Sides with ACLU and Rules Grants Cannot be Made To Catholic Group Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking
US: Judge Releases Muslim Woman to House Arrest After Threatening to Behead Witnesses in Terror Trial
US: Appeals Court Reverses Judge Who Pressured Man to Grant Wife an Islamic Divorce
US: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging NY Ban on Non-Lawyers Owning Shares in Law Firm
US: Appeals Judge Concerned Over Trial Judge's Contact with Jurors
US: Appeals Court Rules Against Calif Voter-Approved Referendum
US: Judge Tells Convict Prison May Help Him Lose Weight
US: Court to Rule if Abu Ghraib Prisoners Can Sue Americans
US: Judge Rules Suspect Must 'Unlock' Computer and Incriminate Self
US: Appeals Court Blocks Oklahoma Prohibition on Using Islamic Law in Court
US: Judge Blocks California Assembly Budget Cuts to In-Home Care
US: Judge Backs ATF Enhanced Gun-Sale Requirements
US: Judge Orders Removal of 50-year Old 'School Payer' Banner From School
US: Judge Tosses $322 Million Verdict Due to Judicial Conflict
US: Three Judge Panel Disapproves West Virginia Redistricting
US: Judge Okays Secret Placing of GPS Devices without Warrant
US: 8th Appeals Court Rules Arkansas Must Continue Spending 'Desegregation' Money After 22-Years
US: Federal Judge Rules Minorities Need Partisan Elections in Order to Identify the Democrat Candidates
US: Federal Judge Gives Class Action Status to Mentally-ill Illegal Aliens
US: Federal Judge Tosses Jury-Trial Conviction of Illinois Politician
US: Federal Judge Blocks South Carolina's Immigration Enforcement Law
US: Federal Judge Blocks Arizona's Ant-Abortion Law
US: 11th Appeals Court Reverses Opinion and Rules 'Boy' a Discriminatory Word
U.S.: Supreme Court Justice 'Substantially Participated' in ObamaCare Court Strategy
AL: Judge orders governor to not sign legislation
AL: All Tuscaloosa County Judges and Prosecutor Recuse Themselves in Sex Abuse Case Against County Employee
AL: Judge Shuts-Down Harpersville 'Debtors Prison'
AR: Judge's Altercation with Ex-Wife's Boyfriend Under Review
AR: Judge Rules Woman Who Threw Away $1 Million Lottery Ticket Entitled to Prize
AK: Judge Dismisses 100-Count Child Sex Abuse Indictment Against Suspect
AZ: Judge Apologizes for Suggesting Sexual Assault Victim to Blame
AZ: Judge Removed from Bench for Misconduct
AZ: Fed Judge Rules Against Arizona's Human Smuggling Law
AZ: Judge Rules Mexican-American School Curricula on White Oppression Violates State Law
CA: Judge supports state in eminent domain seizure land value dispute
CA: Judge owned stocks in which he ruled on
CA: Judge blocks California high-speed lawsuit
CA: Judge Overturns Woman's Small Claims Court Victory Against Honda
CA: Judge Dismisses Entire Jury After Gay Juror Excluded
CA: Judge Rules Muslims Harassing Jewish Students Engaged in Free Speech
CA: Judges Continues Moratorium on Capital Punishment
CO: Payback -- Judge Sends Taxpayer Advocate to Jail
DE: Secret Arbitration Court Ruled Unconstitutional
DE: Citizens Sue Judges Who Decided Cases in Private
DC: Judge bans anti-abortion protestor from DC
FL:
Judge recommend dismissal of ethics violation against Tallahassee mayor
who voted in favor of businesses with whom he had ties
FL: Miami police union wants star-struck judge removed from case
FL: Judge Rules Illegal Alien Children Can Get In-State Tuition
FL: Judge Orders Teacher Reinstated Who Put Austistic Student's Crayons in Hot Sauce
FL: Judge Blocks 'Onerous' Portions of Voter Registration Law Such as Record-Keeping
FL: Judge Sentences Woman to 20 Years for Firing Warning Shot
FL: Pasco County Judge Rules Red Light Cameras Unconstitutional
FL: Judge Rules Requirement Public Sector Employees Contribute to Own Retirement as 'Unconstitutional'
FL: Judge Claims Dolphins Tickets 'Aren't Worth a Damn'
FL: Judge Voids Second Capital Punishment Verdict and Rules Convicted Murderer Should Get 3rd Jury to Deliberate Fate
GA: Former judge accused with sexual harassment
GA: Judge Accused of Pre-signing Warrants
GA: Citing Trial Delays a Judge Dismisses Child Rape & Murder Charges
GA: Judge resigns over misconduct allegations
GA: Judge Retires After Misconduct Investigation
GA: Judge Investigate for Brandishing Handgun in Court
ID: Judge Arrested on DUI Charges
ID: Judge Rules Idaho Newspaper's First Amendment Protections Are Limited
IL: Cook County Judges Illegally Sealed Hundreds of Cases
IL: Judge who shoved deputy not guilty by reason of insanity
IL: Judge Overrules All-Democrat Election Board That Kicked 3 GOP Candidates Off Ballot for Using Paper-Clips
IL: Judge Accused of Using Computers to Surf for Porn
IL: In Bench Trial, One Judge Clears a 2nd Judge of DUI
IL: After 7 Years in Prison, Judge Allows Woman to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Sledgehammer Attack
IL: Cook County Judge Banned from Courthouse due to Criminal Behavior
IL: Cook County Judge Launches Racial Tirade, Strikes Deputy
IN: Courts criminalize First Amendment
IA: Judge Halts Secure Election Law
IA: Judge Orders Father to Bring Children to Prison for Visitation with Mother Convicted of Murder
IA: Judge Rejects 'Implicit Bias' Class Action Lawsuit
IA: Judge Rules Homosexual Couples May Have Both Names Placed on Birth Certificate
KS: Sperm donor ordered to pay child support to lesbian couple
KS: Judge Blocks Student Transfers from Unaccredited Schools
LA: Judge rules school voucher program unconstitutional
ME: Judge rules school district did not discriminate against transgendered child
MD: Judge suspended over cell phone jailings
MD: Judge Rules 1968 Misdemeanor Bars Gun Purchase
MA: Judges Issue More DUI Acquittals Than Do Juries
MA: Ethics-Challenged Judge Faces Larceny Charge
MA: Judge Allows Obama's Drunk-Driving, Car-Crashing Illegal Alien Uncle to Remain in US, Free of Jail, and Retain Illegal License
MA: Judge Makes, then Seals Ruling in Twitter Case
MI: Detroit judge put on leave amid claims of having sex with court petitioner
MI: Judge suspended for affair with plaintiff in child custody case
MI: Detroit Judge Accused of Sexting
MI: Judge Restores Power to Flint Mayor, City Council
MI: Inkster Judge Faces Allegations of Abusing Official Funds
MI: Judge Rules Homeless Sex Offenders May Stay in Shelters Near Schools in Violation of State Law
MN: Tax court chief judge faces misconduct charges
MN: State Looks to Oust Bad Judges
MS: Judge Halts Governor's Pardons
MT: Judge Rules Domestic Violence Law Exempts Homosexuals
MT: Judge Halts Yellowstone Bison Transfer
MT: Judge Confesses to Taking Bribes
NE: Lancaster County Judge Rules Kerrey Can Appear on May Ballot
NV: Parents, Judge Tussle Over Terminating Pregnancy of Mentally Disabled Daughter
NV: Lawyers Give High Marks to Scandal-ridden Judge
NH: Judge Vacates $1.5 Million Jury Award in Trooper's False Imprisonment Case
NH: Judge Enforces Restraining Order Prohibiting Man from Picketing in Front of Church
NH: Judge Upholds Gun Ban on College Campus
NJ: Judge Blocks Release to Public Monmouth Police Study
NM: Judge Scolds Alleged Double Murderer -- For Being Disrespectful to Judge
NY: Appeals court rules district judge not impartial in race-hiring case
NY: NYC Judges Spend $10,000 Tax-Free Allowance on Gadgets, Vacations
NY: Judge Orders Twitter to Turn Over Months of Tweets from Occupy Protestor
NY: State Oversight Commission Dismisses Nepotism & Conflict of Interest Charges Against Top Manhattan Judge
NY: Manhattan Judge Abuses Official Parking Pass & 'Cannot Locate' It After She Retires
NY: Judge Orders NYC to Fast Track Process to Change Gender on Birth Certificates for 'Transgenders'
NY: Judge Rules Towns Have Authority to Ban Private Drilling due to 'Fracking'
NM: Judge Resigns After Probation Violation for Drinking
NY: Judge Rules FDNY Exam Discriminatory; Blacks & Hispanic Applicants Owed $128 Million
NY: NYC Officials Assail Bigoted Judge in Case
NY: Warren County Judge Reversed for Failing to Follow Criminal Procedure Law
NY: Judge Admits to Smoking Marijuana
NC: Wake County Judge Indicted
NC: Judge Claims Racial Bias in Overturning Death Row Sentence
NC: Mecklenburg Judge Commits Judicial Misconduct in DWI Case
NC: Cumberland County Judges Tosses Woman's 3 DWI Convictions
OH: Cleveland judge draws Supreme Court scrutiny
OH: Cuyahoga County judge guilty of drinking while driving
OH: Franklin County Judge Nullifies Earlier Dismissal of Speeding Ticket Given to His Personal Attorney
OH: Judge's Dumb Facebook Order Violates Free Speech
OK: Lincoln County judge indicted for embezzlement and cattle theft surrenders
OK: Judge Vacates Order After Violating Ethics Rules
OR: Judge Said He Made Right Decision in Denying 'Immediate Danger' Order to Woman & Children Who Were Murdered
OR: Judge Hands Down Tough Sentence to Convict Who 'Wasn't Man Enough' to Apologize to Victims
OR: Court Rules Blogger is Not a Journalist
PA: Judge resigns after arrest for aiding son
PA: Judge tosses 3 murder charges against abortion doctor without explanation
PA: Judge Strikes Down Mayor's Ban on Feeding Homeless in Parks
PA: Top Judge Charged with Corruption
PA: Judge Busted for Dismissing Own Tickets
PA: Luzerne County Judges Admit to Taking Kickbacks
RI: Judge ruling on case in which she benefits from decision
RI: Judge Imposes Lifetime Drivers License Ban on 17-year old
SC: Judge Sues For Defamation After Her Brother Was Suspected in Burglaries
TN: Judge Rules Woman Who Shipped Adopted Boy to Russia Must Pay
TN: Judge High on Pills
TX: Galveston judge could 'hurt or kill someone'
TX: Judge may be charged for hiding evidence while serving as a prosecutor
TX: Judge taunts Heisman Trophy winner over speeding ticket
TX: Judge suspended for beating daughter is reinstated to the bench
TX: Judge Rules Exonerated Inmate Must Pay Ex-Wife Who Divorced Him 20 Years Ago
TX: Pay Cut for Judge Taped Beating Daughter
TX: Judge Rules TransCanada May Seize Private Property for Pipeline
TX: Judge Suspended for Misconduct
TX: Convicted Judge to Testify Against Alleged Bribery Accomplice
TX: Judge Sends Honor Student to Jail for Missing School
TX: DeLay Wants Judge Who Campaigned Against Him Removed from Panel
TX: Fatal Drunk Driver Gets 90-Day Sentence, 4 Days of Sign-Wearing
TX: Dallas County Judge Joins Striking Airline Employees
TX: Homosexual Judge Refuses to Marry Heterosexual Couples
TX: Judge Under Scrutiny Over Possible Misconduct 25 Years When Serving as Prosecutor
UT: Judge Cannot Jail Convicted Rapist Suspected in Two Dozen Rapes
VA: Circuit Court Appoints Gay Jurist to Bench After Rejection by General Assembly
VA: Judge Dismisses Drunk-Driving Charges Against Former FAA Chief
VA: Judge Rules Facebook "Like" is not Protected Speech
VA: Judge Tells Congregation to Hand-Over Church Over Gay Bishop Dispute
WA: Judge Said He Was Justified in Engaging in Misconduct to Help Friend's Daughter
WA: Judge Blocks Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Taxes
WV: Judge Orders End to Single-Sex Classes in Middle School
WV: Judge Halts Surface Mining Permit
WI: Judge Who Blocked Voter ID Law Signed Recall Petition
WI: Judge Blocks State's Voter ID Law
WI: Judge Embroiled in Dueling Lawsuits