Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
Thomas has attended at least two #Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.
A Detective Sabotaged His Own Cases Because He Didn’t Like the Prosecutor. The #Police Department Did Nothing to Stop Him.
Across the country, police have undermined and resisted reform. To protest a prosecutor, one detective was willing to let #murder suspects walk free, even if he’d arrested them and believed that they should be behind bars.
A Chicago #Cop Is Accused of Lying Under Oath 44 Times. Now #Prosecutors Are Dropping Cases That Relied on His Testimony.
Former #Chicago officer Jeffrey Kriv faces charges for #perjury and #forgery after getting out of dozens of #traffic violations by claiming his girlfriend had stolen his car.
Now, cases that stem from #arrests Kriv made are in jeopardy.
It’s Not Personal: Why Clarence Thomas’ Trip to the #Koch Summit Undermines His #Ethics Defense
Even by Thomas’ own permissive interpretation, the justice’s recently revealed travel to Palm Springs and the Bohemian Grove appear to violate the disclosure law, experts explained.
Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed #RealEstate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights
The new filing comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the #SupremeCourt justice’s beneficial relationship with the billionaire GOP megadonor. Thomas also reported three private jet trips provided by Crow.
Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About #Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign
Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that #ClarenceThomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow #SupremeCourt justices to take speaking fees.
NOW: The father-son duo accused of starting the #CaldorFire in 2021 are sitting in a Placerville courtroom this morning.
Travis Shane Smith (left) and his father David Smith (right) face 3 felony counts of reckless arson, accused of sparking the #wildfire while shooting in a drought-parched forest. They face felony weapons charges as well.
The Caldor Fire burned down Grizzly Flats and forced the evacuation of all of South Lake Tahoe, shutting down highways 50 & 88 for weeks.
Today is the start of a 2-day mini-trial called a preliminary hearing.
The prosecution needs to prove probable cause to the judge in order to force a jury trial.
So about that damn senate blue card rule
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“The Trump-appointed judge’s move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies”
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All this talk of #scotus and there is the blue card rule the gop used like a club and the Dems had it back to them 🤷♂️ #courts #speech#socialmedia
Sharing gift access to this article about #Wisconsin Supreme Court because it conveys so well the state of the cold civil war the U.S. is undergoing.As with the last Civil War, our disagreements are not purely political. They are over deeply irreconcilable understandings of #law and of #courts. https://wapo.st/44oC7q1#LawFedi
NEW: Posters calling out judges who dropped charges against people accused of selling fentanyl have popped up on Mission near 22nd. They're getting strong pushback from San Francisco legal professionals.
“This is just wildly inappropriate. You could cause violence against judges.”
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The secretive Judicial Conference is tasked with self-governance. The group, led by the Supreme Court’s chief justice, has spent decades preserving perks, defending #judges and thwarting outside #oversight.
She Trusted Her First OB-GYN Because He Spoke Spanish. Now She’s 1 of 94 Women Suing Him for Sexual Assault.
The #Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was #SexualAssault or medical #malpractice.
Judge Rules Texas DPS Must Release Withheld Documents Related to the Uvalde School Shooting
The ruling marks the first step toward disclosing the extensive collection of police documents, though the state agency could choose to fight the ruling by appealing the decision.
The #Mississippi Supreme Court Moved to Ensure Poor Criminal Defendants Would Always Have a Lawyer. It’s Not Working.
Months after the state’s highest court directed judges to ensure that all criminal defendants have legal representation while awaiting indictment, one justice has acknowledged that the rule isn’t being widely followed.
Ugh, almost NONE of the important posts I’ve seen about the Arizona ruling were tagged with #arizona, let alone #courts, #abortion, or a number of other tags. Tags were never supposed to replace search. Not ever. Unless the fediverse—or at least Mastodon’s network—gets past this objection to global search, it’s never going to matter as much as we like to believe it should.
The European Court of Justice declares Meta's GDPR approach largely illegal (noyb.eu)
Meta/Facebook's approach to GDPR compliance is largely insufficient, according to a new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union....