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Judge who threatened Boston Herald is reprimanded
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Thursday issued a 12-page reprimand of a state judge who threatened the publisher of… -
Even high court subject to FOIA in West Virginia
A West Virginia judge ruled Wednesday that even the state Supreme Court is subject to public records laws, just as… -
Embattled judge steps down from bench
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Wednesday deemed embattled Superior Court Judge Ernest B. Murphy “permanently disabled" and officially… -
Mexico experiments with openness in court
From The Dallas Morning News: A Texas-bordering Mexican state where the drug trade subsists on public corruption, and murders this year have topped 700, is trying… -
Ohio debates how complete access to online court records should be
Ohio's state Supreme Court is grappling with the same privacy and transparency dilemma the federal courts dealt with several years ago,… -
AP seeks access to Pa. judge's grand jury leak probe
The Associated Press wants a Pennsylvania judge to open up his inquiry into grand jury leaks from a casino owner's perjury case, in… -
Judge declares mistrial, faults newspaper story
A Kansas judge declared a mistrial in a rape case Thursday and faulted a local newspaper for reporting that the defendant had just been… -
Judge asks Wash. Times reporter to justify refusal to give up sources
A California judge subpoenaed Washington Times reporter William Gertz in May over suspected grand jury leaks in a Chinese espionage… -
Judge sues columnist over allegation of conflict
Libel suits brought by judges are always a serious concern for journalists because of the deferential treatment judges are often… -
Mass. ethics commission recommends penalties for judge
In the latest development in the five-year-long battle between the Boston Herald and Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy, the Massachusetts…