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By Jacqueline Thomsen | January 27, 2022
As a reporter I'll always be on the side of transparency, accountability and accessibility. I don't think it disqualifies me, I think it's what we should all be aspiring to, in one way or another. And that includes the judiciary itself.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | January 21, 2022
"I think a reasonable person would doubt that a judge who thought he was probably unpatriotic could judge his case fairly," said one judicial ethics expert.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | January 13, 2022
"How can judges who have been schooled in the extraordinarily punitive system that produced mass incarceration for the past thirty years suddenly operate in a system that—one hopes—will reflect wholly different premises?" wrote former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | January 6, 2022
"The judiciary's power to manage its internal affairs insulates courts from inappropriate political influence and is crucial to preserving public trust in its work as a separate and coequal branch of government," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his year-end report.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 16, 2021
With the midterm elections soon approaching, it soon may be now-or-never for circuit court judges who want a Biden appointee to replace them to announce retirement plans.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 9, 2021
While some judges say their rulings against mandates aren't about the vaccines themselves, others are calling the shots into question.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 2, 2021
Congress took action on two bills about the federal judiciary this week, and senators are set to soon take up another.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | November 18, 2021
Three judges in the D.C. federal courthouse this week have recused themselves from hearing a lawsuit filed by one-time Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | November 11, 2021
"What may have once been a much-needed efficiency has become an over-used convenience that threatens to undermine core distributive justice and day-in-court values," a new law review article argues.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | November 4, 2021
Justice Department lawyers this week told federal appeals judges to not revive a lawsuit challenging the judiciary's protocols for handling misconduct complaints.
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