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Killer of LA philanthropist Jacqueline Avant is sentenced to 150 years in prison

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the man convicted in the murder of Jacqueline Avant to 150 years to life in prison, saying he shot a "highly vulnerable" 81-year-old woman in the back and then giggled about it afterward.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Forcing companies to diversify their boards works

California has become the focus of a battle over how companies should address the lack of diversity on their boards: Should they actively seek out directors who aren’t White males, or should they simply seek to treat all candidates equally? A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the…

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US courts of Western NC have had only white male judges for 150 years. Is that changing?

This month, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Senate made Supreme Court history. Now it may be the Western District of North Carolina’s turn.

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State Supreme Court orders probe on whether to dismiss judge who collected as much as $400,000 in salary while not working for 2 years

HARTFORD, Conn. — The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an unprecedented investigation that could lead to the removal or suspension of Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected as much as $400,000 in salary while missing nearly 2 1/2 years of work for what she describes as health-related…

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Judge finds Alex Jones in contempt for ‘willful’ failure to submit to deposition by families of Sandy Hook victims

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Superior Court judge on Wednesday found conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones in contempt of court and imposed a fine of up to $50,000 a day for what she called his “willful” violation of her orders that he submit to questioning at a deposition by…

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Judge finds Alex Jones in contempt for ‘willful’ failure to submit to deposition by Sandy Hook families

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California makes history with first openly transgender judge appointed to bench

LOS ANGELES — One of California's eight newest judges is the first openly transgender person to be appointed to the bench in the Golden State, officials said.

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New details released in case of Connecticut judge who hasn’t shown up for work for 2 years while collecting $350K in pay

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dozens of pages of new details became public Monday about the strange standoff between the state Judicial Branch and Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected more than $350,000 in salary while missing nearly two-and-one-half years of work for what she describes as health-related reasons.

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North Carolina state court approves new congressional, legislative maps

North Carolina enacted new congressional and legislative districts on Feb. 23, 2022, after the Wake County Superior Court approved legislative maps that the General Assembly approved on Feb. 16 and 17. The court also adopted a new congressional map proposed by a panel of court-appointed special masters.

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A Connecticut judge hasn’t shown up for work for 2 years while collecting $350,000 in salary. Now she’s being summoned to answer for her absence

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court has summoned a Superior Court judge to explain why she has been absent from the bench for more than two years while collecting more than $350,000 in salary.

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Scientology Arbitration and the First Amendment: Some Questions About Bixler v. Superior Court

Last week, the California Court of Appeal (Bixler v. Superior Court) refused to apply a broad Scientology arbitration agreement to a lawsuit brought by ex-members who claimed they were mistreated in various ways after they left the Church: Individuals have a First Amendment right to leave a religion. We hold…

Reason

No Arbitration of Claims Against Scientology After Plaintiffs Had Left the Church

From Bixler v. Superior Court, decided Wednesday by the California Court of Appeal (Justices Laurence Rubin, Carl Moor, and Lamar Baker): Petitioners … are former members of the Church of Scientology who reported to the police that another Church member [Daniel Masterson] had raped them. They allege that, in retaliation…

Reason

Lawyer Lin Wood Was Wrongly Faulted by Delaware Trial Court

So holds the state supreme court, vacating the trial court’s revocation of Wood’s temporary authorization to represent Carter Page in a Delaware libel case.

Reason

Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Carter Page's Lawsuit Against Yahoo!, HuffPost & Michael Isikoff

From today's majority opinion by Chief Justice Collins Seitz in Page v. Oath: Dr. Carter Page, a public figure with ties to President Trump's 2016 campaign, claimed that Oath Inc.'s online news organizations published eleven defamatory articles about him in 2016 and 2017. Michael Isikoff authored a Yahoo! News article…

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