Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from the Judicial Council

The Battle over Judge Newman's Unconstitutional "Stealth Impeachment" Continues

Judge Newman files a powerful reply to the unprecedented claim of the Federal Circuit's Judicial Council that she can be suspended from her duties indefinitely. And the Judicial Council's recent hiring of adversarial experts raises new questions about bias against Judge Newman.

Is Judge Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court to Challenge Her "Stealth Impeachment"?

Other former judges and I have just filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit, making the case that the federal courts should consider Judge Newman's challenge to being effectively removed from her position on the Federal Circuit in violation of her constitutional rights.

Oldest federal judge, 97, embroiled in battle with bench trying to suspend her

Oldest federal judge, 97, embroiled in battle with bench trying to suspend her

The 97-year-old was appointed by Ronald Regan 40 years ago

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

Where does the Judicial Conference Get the Authority To Mandate Case Assignments?

A general power to issue orders to judicial employees does not trump a specific power for district courts to make their own rules about case assignments.

The Judicial Conference Legislates From The Shadow Docket

The Chief Justice and his associates target only one type of forum shopping in response to political criticism through a secret policy that will not be released for months.

A 96-year-old federal judge was barred from hearing cases in a fight over her fitness

The unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.

A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness

A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge has been barred from hearing cases for a year after a judicial panel said she refused to undergo medical testing over concerns she's no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench

The Independent UK

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

People

Russell Wheeler

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

Organisations

US Federal Reserve

the Supreme Court

The Washington Post

Judicial Conference

the Judicial Conference

Special Committee

Federal Circuit

the Federal Circuit

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

265,393 stories

The United States

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play