A federal judge in Minnesota will probe this week whether grounds exist to toss the Justice Department’s case against journalist Don Lemon. It’s the latest example of judges’ growing skepticism of whether the department is behaving ethically behind closed doors in grand jury proceedings.

“For as long as we’ve had lawsuits involving sports, there have been questions about the impartiality of the judges making decisions,” said Gabe Feldman, director of the Tulane sports law program. USA Today Brendan Sorsby’s lawyers made their case ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Gov. Matt Bevin listens during a court hearing in Louisville on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal, via press pool) LOUISVILLE — A judge sentenced ...

The Trump White House touted its surge of National Guard members to Washington, DC, last summer as the way to put more dangerous perpetrators in the nation’s capital behind bars. But in nearly a dozen criminal cases since the surge began, people who were ...

A Texas judge who was caught belittling an IT worker in a now-viral video has ordered an attorney who demanded he apologize over his conduct to appear in court. Attorney James Stafford recalled seeing Harris County Judge Nathan Milliron’s outburst on ...

A Facebook page shared a video in July 2026 claiming bandits abducted a Sharia judge in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina state The claim has been investigated by fact-checkers after the post gathered about 5,000 reactions and 522 shares on social ...

What's in a name? Joel Cohen and Katherine A. Helm examine the ethical and professional pitfalls in play when one's courtroom adversary turns out to be a former judge. Every former president is entitled to the honorific "President," whether or not you ...

HOUSTON – After viral videos showing a Harris County judge’s courtroom behavior spread online, one attorney says he was ordered to appear in that same judge’s courtroom — after emailing him to criticize his conduct. The videos, which have ...

Judge Von Deroian, currently serving as Assistant Presiding Judge, will begin her term as Presiding Judge on January 1, 2027, when Judge Dunkle undertakes the position as Assistant Presiding Judge. Upon announcing Judge Dunkle’s election, Judge Deroian remarked, “ I look forward to working alongside Judge Dunkle as we lead the Court together. ”

Voters to decide Rockdale County Superior Court race on May 19. Appointed incumbent Rockdale Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Nancy Bills is running for election to remain on the Superior Court bench. Former Rockdale County State Court Chief Judge Clarence ...

A Virginia circuit court judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against Ebony Parker, a former elementary school assistant principal, in a case connected to a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in January 2023. Prosecutors had alleged Parker ignored ...