New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial [he will remain imprisoned in California and the court has ordered a retrial] ~news usa.ny crime Article 291 words 25 votes
Donald Trump’s lawyers told the court that no one would give him a bond. Then he got a lifeline, but they didn’t tell the judges. ~misc politics Article 1122 words 39 votes
US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter ~tech social media facebook Article 47 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers ~misc politics Article 909 words 23 votes
US courts change policy to prevent judge shopping on issues that would impact entire states, regions or the nation as a whole ~news usa politics Article 985 words, published Mar 12 2024 34 votes
Judge voids Elon Musk's "unfathomable" $56 billion Tesla pay package ~finance business Article 564 words 30 votes
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Benjamin Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul ~news israel politics Article 210 words 22 votes
House Democrats call on US Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse from Donald Trump 2020 election case ~misc politics Article 654 words 27 votes
In northern Ontario, a dozen First Nations have been left struggling. A court’s attempt to enforce treaty promises could see them getting up to C$126bn ~news canada.on Article 2222 words 12 votes
What would Sandra Day O’Connor have thought about affirmative action for men? ~life.women Article 1922 words, published Dec 8 2023 12 votes
A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit over selling a spycam disguised as a bathroom hook ~tech amazon Article 814 words 22 votes
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman US Supreme Court justice, dies at 93 ~news usa Article 1149 words 34 votes
US Supreme Court case SEC v Jarkesy threatens the role of adminstrative law judges ~finance Article 661 words 14 votes
Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them black ~misc Article 8345 words 83 votes
US Ninth Circuit judge allows social media lawsuit to proceed. Section 230 doesn't automatically protect against liability for platform design defects. ~tech social media Article 576 words 16 votes
Supreme Court, under pressure, issues non-binding ethics code for justices, without mechanisms for enforcement ~news law usa Article 1770 words 48 votes
Leonard Leo: The man behind the Republican US Supreme Court majority ~misc politics Article 9561 words 24 votes
New York judge orders cancellation of Donald Trump and family members business licenses in New York State ~finance business Article 469 words 84 votes
Why the US left's version of the Federalist Society failed ~misc politics Article 2029 words, published Sep 18 2023 16 votes
Google US antitrust trial - judge ordered trial exhibits removed from the web - the Verge responds by publishing them ~tech google Article 353 words 24 votes
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says ~lgbt transgender Article 1054 words 12 votes
Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban ~lgbt transgender Article 1951 words 15 votes
The wallet event: Crypto startup company tells bankruptcy judge it has lost the password to a 38.9 million dollar physical crypto wallet ~finance cryptocurrency business Article 668 words, published Aug 25 2023 17 votes
Judge rules against banks' request to seal documents in upcoming New York Donald Trump case. Records will be public with very specific exceptions for privacy. ~finance banking Article 574 words 24 votes
US federal judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election case from state court to federal court ~news usa.ga.atlanta politics law Article 1277 words 12 votes
Judge rules in favor of Oklahoma against big chicken producers in poultry-pollution lawsuit ~enviro pollution.water Article 1141 words, published Jan 19 2023 17 votes
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision ~enviro climate change Article 860 words 46 votes
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy ~finance business Article 441 words 28 votes
Clarence Thomas’ thirty-eight vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the US Supreme Court Justice to luxury travel ~misc politics Article 4381 words 54 votes
US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials ~books libraries Article 277 words 50 votes
US District Judge orders compassionate release of three of Newburgh Four - sharply criticizes FBI's role in radicalizing the defendants ~news usa Article 743 words 18 votes
US Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas ~misc politics Article 2903 words 27 votes
Judge delays rollout of New York's delivery worker minimum wage law ~finance Article 1391 words 20 votes
Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas. The US Justice didn’t disclose the deal. ~misc politics Article 1693 words 24 votes
US federal judge finds Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court ~tech google Article 736 words 14 votes
Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case. ~health medicine Article 3853 words 10 votes
Delaware judge discovers hidden entity recruiting people to be patent trolls ~tech Article 1569 words 11 votes
Former leader of a religious right organization said he recruited and coached wealthy volunteers to wine, dine, and entertain conservative Supreme Court justices while pushing conservative positions ~misc politics Article 1302 words 12 votes
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court ~news usa Article 410 words 19 votes
The conservative Supreme Court's favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history — one that none of the justices seem to possess ~misc politics Article 2235 words, published Jun 26 2022 16 votes
Abortions can resume in Texas after judge blocks pre-Roe v. Wade ban ~health Article 371 words 14 votes
Former federal judge warns of danger to American democracy ~misc politics Article 1013 words 11 votes
Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth ~lgbt transgender Article 630 words 18 votes
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female United States Supreme Court justice ~news usa Article 919 words 28 votes