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Cops: Nameplate Thief Posts Facebook Photo

Steven Mulhall accused of taking it ... from a judge

(Newser) - If you're going to steal the nameplate of a judge off his door, fine, have fun. But don't have a photo snapped of yourself holding the nameplate and then post it on Facebook, as Steven Mulhall, 21, of Coral Springs, Florida, is accused of doing, reports the Sun ...

Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Straight Couples

No marriages until all can marry, says Tonya Parker

(Newser) - Dallas judge Tonya Parker says she won't be conducting any marriage ceremonies until she and every other gay person in Texas have the same right to marry. When she turns straight couples away, Parker tells them: "I’m sorry. I don’t perform marriage ceremonies because we are...

Judge Orders Man to Take Wife on Date
 Judge Orders Man 
 to Take Wife on Date 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Feb 12, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Judge Orders Man to Take Wife on Date

Joseph Bray ordered to take his wife bowling, to Red Lobster

(Newser) - Let the punishment fit the crime? A Florida man who appeared in court this week on a domestic violence charge was ordered by the judge to ... take his wife on a date. The charge apparently grew out of an argument Joseph Bray had with his wife—whose birthday he failed...

Judge Defends Free Speech on Twitter in Key Case

Dismisses suit against man accused of stalking an enemy

(Newser) - Posting personal attacks on Twitter may not be a matter for the courts—even if thousands of tweets are involved, according to a US judge. In a case in San Francisco, the government accused one William Lawrence Cassidy of causing a Buddhist leader "severe emotional distress" through the social...

Sandusky Gets New Judge
 Sandusky Gets New Judge 
Nov 17, 2011 8:12 AM CST

Sandusky Gets New Judge

And this time, it's not one connected to his charity

(Newser) - District Judge Leslie Dutchot is off the Jerry Sandusky case, after a public outcry over her ties to Sandusky’s charity for troubled kids, the New York Daily News reports. She’ll be replaced by an out-of-county judge who "has no known connections with the Pennsylvania State University, the...

Judge 'Humiliates' Breastfeeding Mom

Laws don't apply in courtroom, he says

(Newser) - A Michigan mother says she was humiliated by a judge who told her breastfeeding in his courtroom was inappropriate. Natalie Hegedus, who was fighting a boating ticket, says she brought her 5-month-old son, who was getting over a fever, to court with her and fed him discreetly in the back...

Judge Under Fire After Daughter Posts Video of Beating

Police investigate after disturbing clip goes viral

(Newser) - A Texas judge is facing a police investigation along with death threats after his daughter posted a video of a severe beating she endured in 2004, reports KRIS TV . The disturbing seven-minute clip has racked up more than 600,000 views on YouTube after Hillary Adams shared it on Reddit....

Penis Pump Judge Loses Pension

Oklahoma judge violated oath of office, court decides

(Newser) - An Oklahoma judge who used a sexual device under his robe while presiding over jury trials has been stripped of his pension. Donald Thompson—who served 20 months in prison for indecent exposure after being caught using a penis pump—violated his oath of office and has no right to...

Go to Jail? Or This? Ohio Pair Serve Strange Sentence

Couple chooses community service in a kiddie pool over jail time

(Newser) - An Ohio couple found themselves up to their ankles in trouble for rafting on a flood-swollen river without life preservers and lying about it afterward. A judge sentenced them to stand in a kiddie pool while wearing life jackets and handing out water safety brochures last weekend at a festival...

Ex-Marine Beats Wife in Front of Divorce Judge

Florida dad goes berserk after being ordered to pay child support

(Newser) - A Florida man reacted to being told he would have to pay child support by savagely attacking his wife during a divorce hearing in a judge's chambers. Ex-Marine Paul Henry Gonzalez knocked his wife, also an ex-Marine, unconscious with the first punch and continued beating her. His wife's...

Hungry Judges Less Lenient
 Hungry Judges Less Lenient 
study says
Apr 17, 2011 5:44 PM CDT

Hungry Judges Less Lenient

Fatigue may lead decision-makers to choose easy options

(Newser) - If you ever find yourself before a judge, you should hope that he or she is well-fed and well-rested, new research suggests. Researchers analyzed more than a thousand parole hearings in Israel and discovered that judges were much likelier to grant an inmate parole if the hearing occurred soon after...

Prop 8 Judge Says He's Gay —and It's Irrelevant

Vaughn Walker confirms homosexuality

(Newser) - The judge who overturned California's ban on gay marriage acknowledged in an interview for the first time that he's homosexual and that he never considered recusing himself from the case. "If you thought a judge's sexuality, ethnicity, national origin (or) gender would prevent the judge from handling a case,...

Bellagio Robber Was... a Judge's Son?

Anthony Michael Carleo arrested after trying to sell stolen chips

(Newser) - Police have arrested the son of a Las Vegas judge in connection with December’s infamous $1.5 million Bellagio heist . Police arrested Anthony Michael Carleo, 29, late yesterday, after he reportedly tried to sell the chips he’d made off with in the robbery to undercover police officers, the...

Judge's Divorce Ruling Becomes Instant Classic
Judge's Divorce Ruling
Becomes Instant Classic
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Jan 9, 2011 11:49 AM CST

Judge's Divorce Ruling Becomes Instant Classic

Couple's mutual hatred amounts to a 'personality disorder'

(Newser) - A divorce ruling from a Canadian family court judge who had clearly reached his limit has became a sensation in legal circles. Faced with a couple who was, in Judge Joseph Quinn's estimation, "immune to reason," the judge came down to their level and "tried ridicule as...

Plan in Iowa to Impeach Judges Is Dangerous
Plan in Iowa to Impeach
Judges Is Dangerous
OPINION
Jan 7, 2011 1:24 PM CST

Plan in Iowa to Impeach Judges Is Dangerous

Op-ed: Activists angry over same-sex ruling are going too far

(Newser) - Throughout US history, “no matter how controversial the case, no state or federal judge has been impeached for an opinion issued from the bench,” writes Bert Brandenburg in the Washington Post . But now, activists in Iowa want to impeach the justices who voted to allow same-sex marriage in...

Senate Impeaches La. Judge, Yanks Him From Bench

He's the eighth federal judge to be impeached and convicted by Congress

(Newser) - The Senate has voted unanimously to convict US District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana on the first of four impeachment charges , removing him from the federal bench. The decision makes Porteous just the eighth federal judge in US history to be impeached and convicted by Congress. The Senate is...

McDonald's Manager Wins Suit: Job Made Me Obese

Brazilian judge awards him $17,500

(Newser) - This might top the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit. A court in Brazil has found the fast-food chain liable for the obesity of a franchise manager and ordered it to pay $17,500 in damages, the AP reports. The 32-year-old man claims he gained 65 pounds over a dozen years...

Attorney Jailed for Not Reciting Pledge of Allegiance

Mississippi judge locks up David Lampley for contempt

(Newser) - Not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance when ordered can land a defiant attorney in jail in the courtroom of Mississippi Judge Talmadge Littlejohn. Attorney David Lampley spent 5 hours behind bars for contempt of court yesterday after not reciting the pledge, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports. Witnesses said the...

Manitoba Judge in Nude Photo Scandal

(Newser) - A Manitoba judge may be forced to leave her position because of seedy dealings her lawyer husband had with a client in 2003. Client Alexander Chapman met with Jack King for help with his divorce and alleges that King directed him to a sex website where he found images of...

Judge Quits Amid Porn Scandal
 Judge Quits Amid Porn Scandal 
Aug 27, 2010 10:21 AM CDT

Judge Quits Amid Porn Scandal

Manhattan judge 'cleavage crazed'

(Newser) - A well-respected Manhattan criminal judge has abruptly resigned after investigators found pornography on his workplace computer, said law enforcement authorities. James Gibbons—who was already on paternity leave after fathering a child with a 31-year-old Legal Aid lawyer—spent 14 years as a prosecutor before being appointed to the bench...

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