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5 Aug 2009, 2:23 am
[JURIST] A special panel of federal judges on Tuesday ordered [opinion, PDF; opinion summary, PDF] California to reduce its prison population by nearly 43,000 inmates, finding that the prisons are overcrowded. [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 12:57 am
[JURIST] A special panel of federal judges tentatively ruled [opinion; PDF] on Monday that California must reduce its prison population in order to relieve overcrowding. [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 8:37 am
[JURIST] The US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] Wednesday chose [resolution, PDF; press release, PDF] Judge Thomas Hogan [official profile] to preside over the habeas corpus appeals of Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking to challenge their detention in federal court under the Supreme Court's recent ruling [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] in Boumediene v. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 6:00 pm
By CHARLIE SAVAGE and JAMES RISENPublished: March 31, 2010 New York TimesA federal judge ruled Wednesday that the National Security Agency’s program of surveillance without warrants was illegal, rejecting the Obama administration’s effort to keep shrouded in secrecy one of the most disputed counterterrorism policies of former President George W. [read post]
20 Oct 2007, 7:39 am
[JURIST] A federal district judge Friday dismissed a breach of privacy lawsuit against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) [organization website]. [read post]
12 Aug 2003, 9:56 am
Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports on the public rift between conservative and liberal judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm
No one, it seems, wants to be reminded of the federal judge who sold his office.Nevertheless, as United States Magistrate Judge Gary Stein shows in Justice for Sale: Graft, Greed, and a Crooked Federal Judge in 1930sGotham, Manton’s story is well worth knowing. [read post]
22 May 2019, 9:15 am
The post Federal judge rules against Qualcomm in antitrust lawsuit appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
29 May 2016, 11:45 am
A federal sting operation has resulted in the disgrace of a second Philadelphia municipal judge. [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 7:31 am
The judge ruled that “even though the park could have acted more quickly to kill or relocate the goat, its actions are immune from lawsuits under the Federal Tort Claims Act because they involved an exercise of discretion related to public policy.” [Peninsula Daily News, Washington; AP; earlier here and here] Tweet Tags: animals, environment, sovereign immunity, Washington state “Federal judge dismisses claims in fatal mountain goat… [read post]
5 Jul 2018, 12:19 pm
The post Federal judge blocks parts of California Immigrant Worker Protection Act appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
10 Sep 2009, 6:02 am
The indictment, a copy of which was not available at press time Wednesday, comes about 5 1/2 weeks after a federal judge rejected the conditional plea agreements of Michael T. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 10:56 am
HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has cast doubt on the fate of a lawsuit that sought to bar enforcement of the Jones Act, a law that in part requires domestic shipping to be performed by vessels owned and flagged by the United States. [read post]
28 Nov 2013, 6:38 am
District Judge John Corbett O'Meara ruled on Tuesday that the State of Michigan has to get serious and must take immediate action to comply with those decisions.This federal judge has rolled-up his sleeves and has got down to some serious, serious business where these individuals are concerned. [read post]
19 Jan 2022, 2:53 pm
The post Federal judge approves Puerto Rico bankruptcy plan appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 3:03 pm
The post Federal judge allows transgender discrimination claims against Georgia county to continue appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 5:49 am
The post Federal judge strikes down Michigan’s Medicaid work requirements appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 10:33 am
A federal judge, John M. [read post]
16 Jun 2021, 6:39 am
The Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked by a federal judge in Louisiana. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 2:49 pm
A federal judge who previously overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday. [read post]
