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26 Feb 2010, 2:32 pm by Lyle Denniston
” But, among those who specialize in criminal law, the case has a higher profile because of its broad challenge to the constitutionality of the federal law that criminalizes any form of fraud, if the misconduct deprived another of “the intangible right of honest services. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 10:57 am by admin
In the complaint, Duggan Family Partnership alleged that pollutants from the city’s wastewater treatment plant have contaminated water on the plantation, the Ocmulgee River, Palmetto Creek and Turkey Creek, according to the suit, filed in federal court June 8, 2009. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 3:04 am by Omar Ha-Redeye
  And according to Adam Ozimek, we’re still a lot freer in Canada than in the U.S., The true north really is strong and free these days. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 10:15 am by Beck, et al.
There does appear to be one potential obstacle to sanctions: section 1927 of the Judicial Code does not reach misconduct that occurred before the case appears on the federal docket. [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 4:04 am by Sean Wajert
”  The House bill also would expressly bar a federal court from using the Iqbal and Twombly analysis, stating a court shall not dismiss a complaint “on the basis of a determination by the judge that the factual contents of the complaint do not show the plaintiff's claim to be plausible or are insufficient to warrant a reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged. [read post]
1 Nov 2009, 7:46 pm by Joel Jacobsen
" Black-hole disciplinary boards are extremely helpful, by tricking would-be whistle-blowers into whispering their secrets into a drainpipe: The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board, which is charged with investigating and prosecuting complaints of wrongdoing by judges, received an anonymous complaint about Conahan in 2006. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 10:16 am
"This is a pretty classic Kozinski resolution of a judicial misconduct complaint. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 5:41 pm
This episode is brought to you by the court's judicial discipline authorities, and hosted by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 1:58 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
Any other reading opens the door to the full-bore legal and evidentiary appeals that can “rende[r] informal arbitration merely a prelude to a more cumbersome and time-consuming judicial review process,” and bring arbitration theory to grief in post-arbitration process. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 12:32 pm
For everything else, what's alleged either isn't misconduct or if it is, there's no actual evidence of it, so we hereby dismiss the complaint. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 4:00 am
Kozinski dismisses a complaint alleging judicial misconduct filed by a defendant. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 11:55 am
 The court stated that the franchisor alleged that the franchisee had instead been soliciting existing Nothing But Noodles franchises to re-brand their restaurants under another mark. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 8:06 am
"Tarnished justice: Misconduct trial of Judge Keller depicts a court of confusion," is the title of the Houston Chronicle editorial from the Sunday edition.Being Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller apparently means never having to say you're sorry, even if your actions have brought worldwide scorn upon the state's highest criminal court.At the core of a five-count complaint by the State Commission on… [read post]
30 Aug 2009, 2:29 am
Misconduct trial of Judge Keller depicts a court of confusion.Being Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller apparently means never having to say you're sorry, even if your actions have brought worldwide scorn upon the state's highest criminal court.At the core of a five-count complaint by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct is the charge that Keller violated established court procedure by refusing to keep the court clerk's… [read post]
21 Aug 2009, 3:27 pm
Consistent yes, but in my view the marginal gain in independence will be more than offset by the enormous increase in corruption and misconduct of judges due to the lack of accountability.We have advocated for a long time that there needs to be set up a Constitutional National Judicial Complaints commission, which will have the power to take disciplinary action against judges. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 1:22 pm
A finding by 37th District Judge David Berchelmann Jr. that Keller committed judicial misconduct ultimately could result in her removal from the bench.The judicial conduct commission initiated formal proceedings against Keller in February, bringing five charges against her at that time. [read post]