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First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal have been handed down in Tokyo District Court with defendants found guilt but avoiding jail time

The Independent UK

Commentary: Would a nationwide abortion ban be constitutional?

The Supreme Court has given itself until midnight Friday to make an “emergency” decision on access to mifepristone, a drug used in half of all U.S. abortions. Whatever the outcome, it’s just a preliminary round in the battle over U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling earlier this month to…

Los Angeles Times

Bus driver Craig Hollan Marjoram to stand trial over woman's death at Bateau Bay

Craig Hollan Marjoram, 64, was charged after his bus allegedly ran over a pedestrian in Bateau Bay last year. Today he pleaded not guilty in the District Court and a date for his trial has been set.

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Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave itself more time on a decision expected Wednesday about a commonly used abortion drug, extending until Friday a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would restrict availability of mifepristone.

Tribune News Service

Abortion pill case deadline extended

The Supreme Court is ruling on a district court's attempt to ban the abortion pill mifepristone

Salon

Federal judge blocks Colorado’s ban on abortion reversal from applying to Catholic clinic that sued over law

A federal judge over the weekend temporarily blocked a new Colorado law that bans abortion-reversal treatment from being enforced against a Catholic health care clinic that immediately sued over the new law.

The Denver Post

Garda sergeant convicted of sexually assaulting woman appeals decision to dismiss him from force

Following his conviction Sgt Middleton was subsequently jailed for five months by the District Court judge

Irish Mirror

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Charges against Air Guardsman posted as he’s held in top secret leak case

BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret government documents, is being held without bail until at least next week.

Boston Herald

Experts: Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya did not follow training, police standards

DETROIT — Two police experts for the family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man killed by a White Grand Rapids police officer last year, have said the officer's conduct violated his training and acceptable police standards, according to affidavits submitted in federal court in a lawsuit against the officer and…

Tribune News Service

Legal fight over abortion drug could quickly hit Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and several Democrat-led states took steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug after dueling federal court rulings about its availability.

Tribune News Service

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 1

Welcome to the April 10 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia

Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes

Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.

WEKU

Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 25 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships as of April 5, 2023. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, or one of the…

Ballotpedia

Viewpoint-Based Removal of Books from Public Library Violated First Amendments, Holds District Court

From Little v. Llano County, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): In early July 2021, prior to their appointment to the New Library Board, Defendants Rochelle Wells, Rhonda Schneider, Gay Baskin, and Bonnie Wallace were part of a community group pushing for the removal of children's books that…

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Lawyer says WA gold stealing trial will take toll on lives of accused, despite not guilty verdict

A defence lawyer for one of the five people acquitted says they will bear the burden of court costs and ongoing impacts from the four-week trial.

ABC News

Jury returns not guilty verdicts in alleged FMR Investments gold stealing trial

The jury in a District Court trial of five people accused of a million-dollar gold theft in WA's Goldfields has returned not guilty verdicts on all counts.

ABC News

Jury retires to consider verdict in alleged Kalgoorlie gold theft trial

The jury in the District Court trial of five people accused of an alleged million-dollar gold theft in WA's Goldfields has retired to consider a verdict.

Dublin Live

Woman assaulted in shop and security guard racially abused as hate crime spikes

Gardai say they've been noticing a steady increase of hate crimes compared to 2021

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Judge Lee Rudofsky (E.D. Ark.) Suggests Filing of Amicus Briefs, Offers Oral Argument to Junior Lawyers

From Order on Amicus Briefs, just issued today; it will be entered in all of Judge Rudofsky's civil cases: When I was practicing law, I often wondered why amicus briefs were generally not filed at the district court level. It occurred to me back then that such briefs could have…

Ballotpedia

Texas alleges Biden administration unlawfully enacted 2023 federal budget

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Feb. 15, 2023, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023, arguing in part that certain CAA provisions violate state sovereignty and that Congress unlawfully passed the law without…

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Defence lawyer calls for merciful sentence for father who stabbed son after argument over computer game

Adelaide's District Court is preparing to sentence a man who fatally stabbed his son on the APY Lands after an argument over a computer game the teenager wanted.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Herring monitors, state-created dangers, and kicking out the jams.

Reason

Two Colorado Federal Judges Start Providing Summaries of Opinions for Pro Se Litigants

Colorado Politics (Michael Karlik) reports: A second federal judge in Colorado appears to have adopted the practice of summarizing her decisions in plain English for people who represent themselves before the court. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, a 2022 appointee of President Joe Biden, recently issued multiple written…

Newcastle Herald

Harbour Bridge climate protester's jail term overturned on appeal

Deanna Maree CoCo was issued with a 12-month conditional release order after a District Court Judge heard she had been initially imprisoned on false information from NSW Police.

ABC News

Jail sentence overturned for climate change activist who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge

Climate activist Deanna "Violet" Coco last year was handed a 15-month jail sentence but that has been overturned by the NSW District Court.

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