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By Jacqueline Thomsen | October 29, 2021
What it's like in the federal courthouse in Charlottesville. Plus, a federal judge confirmation bonanza in the Senate.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | October 22, 2021
Hi, and welcome back to Bench Report! I'm heading out to Charlottesville next week and I am soliciting any and all food recs. I might even go to the…
By Jacqueline Thomsen | October 15, 2021
The question of whether judges can make marshals reveal their vaccination status is at the heart of a contempt trial.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | October 1, 2021
A report that 131 federal judges have illegally presided over cases where they had a financial interest is creating waves in D.C.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 24, 2021
Judges love to say how independent and nonpartisan they are. But some legal experts say politics is inherently part of their job.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 17, 2021
The Senate came back from summer recess this week and wasted no time in getting back to judicial nominees.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 10, 2021
When a Judicial Conference committee said a federal judge had to undergo a psychiatric exam, that judge turned to the place he knows best: federal court.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 3, 2021
The justice's late-night abortion order is being used to renew calls for court reform.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 13, 2021
As they look at their own policies to ensure courthouse safety, Texas courts are weighing a sweeping order from the governor that prevents state and local officials from requiring masks to stem the spread of the Delta variant.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | July 30, 2021
The spread of the Delta variant, however, is causing some courts to make changes.
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