Cameron Brodie-Hall granted bail despite District Court refusal a month ago Cameron Brodie-Hall is accused of possessing documents related to "achieving mass awakening by taking down the system" and condoned successful terrorist attackers. The Supreme Court of South Australia granted bail on April 6, after it was refused the previous month by the District Court. ABC News · Apr 27, 2023
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS closes its April 2023 sitting Welcome to the April 24 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 · Apr 24, 2023
How Will the Mifepristone Case Get Back to the Supreme Court? On Friday evening, the Supreme Court granted a complete stay of the District Court's order in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. And that stay will remain in effect while the proceedings in the Fifth Circuit continue. For now, the status quo continues. Justice Thomas would have denied the application… Reason · Apr 22, 2023
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 · Apr 21, 2023
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 · Apr 20, 2023
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. ABC News · Apr 20, 2023
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 · Apr 20, 2023
Abortion pill case deadline extended The Supreme Court is ruling on a district court's attempt to ban the abortion pill mifepristone Salon · Apr 19, 2023
Court Rejects Defendant's Request to Seal 9-Year-Old Libel Case "By maintaining access to these records, the Court promotes the public's interest 'in ascertaining what evidence and records the District Court ... relied upon in reaching [its] decision,' and the Court provides 'the public with a more complete understanding of the judicial system, including a better perception of its fairness.'" Reason · Apr 18, 2023
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 · Apr 17, 2023
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 · Apr 17, 2023
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 · Apr 14, 2023
Former cop Thomas Booker jailed for more than two decades for dark web drug syndicate A former South Australian police officer turned drug boss has been sentenced to 21 years in jail for trading drugs in what a court heard was a complex business run on the dark web. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023 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 · Apr 10, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2023 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.
WEKU · Apr 10, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Apr 7, 2023 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…
Reason · Mar 31, 2023 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…
ABC News · Mar 29, 2023 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.
Reason · Mar 29, 2023 Court Rejects Idea Theft / "Hot News" Claim by Occasional Fox Guest Against Fox Bonus: Calling someone a "nut" isn't libel.
ABC News · Mar 28, 2023 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 · Mar 28, 2023 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.
ABC News · Mar 23, 2023 Alleged Kalgoorlie gold thieves 'unwitting bunnies' in 'above board' deal, court told Lawyers for Russell Wilson Holden and Simon Leslie Gash have argued the men were unwitting and unwilling participants in the alleged theft of $1.17 million of gold bearing ore from miner FMR Investments.