http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/judge/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:27:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418547/posts A federal judge is slamming the Obama administration for refusing to take a position in a lawsuit brought against the Palestinian Authority in connection with an alleged terrorist attack in 2000 that claimed the life of a 25-year-old American, Esh Gilmore. In an opinion filed Monday, US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler complained that the Obama administration was "particularly unhelpful" and the State Department "mealy-mouthed" in refusing to provide official guidance on the complex foreign policy issues involved in the case. Kessler was attempting to decide whether the Palestinian Authority should be granted a trial it recently sought or forced... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418547/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:27:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417963/posts A Minnesota judge has ordered the state to reinstate money for a food program that Gov. Tim Pawlenty cut from the budget, saying he acted unconstitutionally. Several people in the program for the poor sought an injunction to restore money while their court case proceeds Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin granted their wish in an order on Wednesday. Her temporary restraining order keeps the money intact indefinitely. The case stems from $2.7 billion in cuts the Republican governor announced this summer to balance the budget. He took the action using an executive power that allows the governor to trim... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417963/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:12:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415806/posts BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A female judge in Alabama, concerned about court security cutbacks, says she is keeping both a gun and pepper spray next to her gavel. Jefferson County Domestic Judge Suzanne Childers was prompted to get qualified to bring a gun to court after hearing a child support case a few weeks ago that necessitated her setting off her panic device, The Birmingham (Ala.) News reported Saturday. Because 46 sheriff deputies have been laid off due to budget constraints, court security has dropped off and help didn't arrive for 40 minutes, the newspaper said. "Both the county and the... upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415806/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:02:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413835/posts COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio judge has ruled that a runaway Christian convert is not required to meet with her Muslim parents as part of a possible reconciliation plan. Magistrate Mary Goodrich of Franklin County Juvenile Court on Tuesday denied the request of Mohamed and Aysha Bary to undergo mediation with 17-year-old Rifqa. A case-management plan filed last month says the girl and her parents must listen to each other's views about religion if they are to reunite. Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413835/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:09:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409992/posts An international manhunt is on for a father whose car was last seen crossing the Texas border into Mexico after he allegedly tricked a court to give him custody of his 10-year-old son. Video shows 10-year-old crying as his father takes him off a bus.The boy can be seen on a videotape pleading with police "please, please, please" to not force him to go with his father. Jean Philippe Lacombe, 41, allegedly fooled the court into helping him get custody of his son by presenting documents in Spanish that he said gave him legal custody of his son Jean Paul.... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409992/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:28:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408804/posts Northern District of Georgia federal judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. ruled today that carrying a firearm on MARTA justifies forcible detention by the police, in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over the half hour long detention and disarmament of GeorgiaCarry.Org member Christopher Raissi. Christopher Raissi holds a Georgia firearms license and frequently carries a handgun concealed. On October 14, 2008, he was carrying concealed on MARTA. He did not know that a MARTA police officer observing the parking lot had seen him holstering and concealing his firearm while still at his car. Therefore, he was surprised when he was... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408804/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406194/posts House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding Judge Nina Gershon’s ruling to impose a preliminary injunction on the continuing resolution enacted by Congress that bars ACORN and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and allied organizations from receiving federal funding from the government. “On the same day that ACORN’s violation of Delaware state lobbying laws was revealed, a liberal, Clinton-appointed activist Judge has ruled to usurp the prerogatives and authority of the United States Congress. This left-wing activist Judge is setting a dangerous precedent that left-wing political organizations plagued by criminal accusations have... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406194/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:54:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403794/posts OKLAHOMA CITY –State Reps Mike Reynolds and Mike Ritze announced today they plan on filing legislation to help facilitate removal of judges who give child rapists and murderers “slap on the hand” sentences. Representative Ritze, R-Broken Arrow said “After Oklahoma made national headlines with the sentence of child rapist David Earls by District Judge Tom Bartheld, you would have thought other Oklahoma judges would have begun to understand that the public will not put up with their bleeding hearts.” “It seems Judge Kellough must live in a different world”, added Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City . “When a jury recommends Life in... Red Dirt Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403794/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:53:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400702/posts A judge has attacked parents, suggesting they are bigots for seeking to opt-out their elementary-age children from a mandatory controversial pro-homosexual curriculum, according to a non-profit law firm. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400702/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394376/posts In the Arena Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge By Joe Klein Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listen as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Cabinet meeting White House Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listen as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Cabinet meeting at the White House Dennis Brack / Getty * Print * Email * Reprints * Digg * Facebook * * Twitter * MORE o Add to my: + del.icio.us + Technorati + reddit + Google... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394376/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390933/posts Senate confirms Obama judge pick WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge David Hamilton of Indiana yesterday for the Chicago-based U.S. Appeals Court for the Seventh Circuit, approving a nominee targeted by conservatives as a liberal activist. philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390933/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386093/posts When Rupert Dickinson, the chief executive of one of Britain's biggest property firms, left his BlackBerry behind in London while on a business trip to Ireland, he simply ordered one of his staff to get on a plane and deliver the device to him. For Dickinson's then head of sustainability, Tim Nicholson, the errand was much more than an executive indulgence: it embodied the contempt with which his boss treated his deep philosophical beliefs about climate change. In a significant decision today , a judge found Nicholson's views on the environment were so deeply held that they were entitled to... UK Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386093/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:02:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385358/posts Obama ominee claimed primary job is to 'write footnotes in the Constitution' - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced his plans to move forward as early as Monday with a confirmation vote on the pro-abortion appeals court nominee who ruled against praying "in Jesus name" on the floor of the Indiana Legislature. Reid said he plans to pursue a cloture process that would force a Senate vote on U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit if 60 senators vote for cloture. Republicans have attempted to block a vote on... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385358/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:25:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385134/posts Excellent Show Today! Watch it here: http://www.therightscoop.com/watch-the-glenn-beck-show-nov-12-2009-judge-napolitano-anthony-from-harlem/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385134/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:06:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384882/posts MOGADISHU, Somalia – Gunmen have killed a top Somali judge who had sentenced many pirates and human traffickers to long jail terms, the security minister for northern Somalia said Thursday. Mohamed Said Samatar said three men were arrested Thursday over the killing of High Court Judge Mohamed Abdi Aware. In addition to jailing suspected pirates, Aware also recently jailed four members of Somalia's Islamic insurgency. Eyewitness Mohamud Dahir said masked men with pistols shot the judge in the head and chest several times as he left a mosque Wednesday evening in the port city of Bossaso. "These gangs hate him... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384882/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379107/posts Joan Orie Melvin, a Republican judge from Western Pennsylvania, prevailed in the Philadelphia suburbs yesterday to claim a decisive win in the hard-fought battle for a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Melvin's victory shifts the political balance on the state's most powerful bench to Republican, and could portend a re-energized conservative base in the 2010 gubernatorial and congressional elections. Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379107/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:13:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378270/posts An Italian judge on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect in 2003, the first trial in the world involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. After a nearly three years of hearings, Judge Oscar Magi heard final arguments before beginning deliberations. A verdict was expected Wednesday. The American suspects -- all but one identified by prosecutors as CIA agents -- are being tried in absentia and are considered fugitives. Their lawyers, who have had no contact with their clients, have entered innocent pleas on their behalf. The Americans are... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378270/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365423/posts In a stunning blow to the impartiality of the American Judicial system, Federal Judge David O. Carter, who is hearing the case Barnett vs. Obama, in the Central District, Southern Division Court at Santa Ana, California, has just hired a lawyer who works for a law firm where Robert F. Bauer, one of Obama’s top lawyers is a partner. And that, just days before the Oct. 5, 2009 hearing on the Motion to Dismiss, in which his demeanor radically changed, according to Dr. Orly Taitz, esq., lead counsel for the Plaintiffs. Siddharth Velamoor is the lawyer chosen by Carter to... thepostnemail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365423/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:07:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364331/posts The fight against mandatory flu vaccines has just gotten a shot in the arm. An Albany judge has just issued a temporary restraining order preventing the state Department of Health from mandating flu vaccinations for health care workers in New York, according to lawyers in the case. Terry Kindlon, the lawyer representing nurses who filed a lawsuit this week, said Judge Thomas McNamara issued the order at a hearing Friday morning. The nurses argue the policy violates their civil rights. State Health Commissioner Richard Daines had imposed a regulation that required certain health care workers to be vaccinated by Nov.... NBC New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364331/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364168/posts Health care workers in New York will no longer be forced to get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, CBS 2 has learned. A state Supreme Court judge issued a restraining order Friday against the state from enforcing the controversial mandatory vaccination. The order came as the Public Employees Federation sued to reverse a policy requiring vaccination against the seasonal and swine flu viruses, arguing that state Health Commissioner Richard Daines overstepped his authority. Three parties – the Public Employees Federaion, New York State United Teachers, and an attorney representing four Albany nurses – challenged the order and for now the... cbs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364168/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364537/posts C-SPAN gives viewers a rare look into the U.S. Supreme Court with interviews with the nine sitting Justices and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Recent programs: Chief Justice John Roberts (55 min. 17 sec.) Justice Samuel Alito (29 min. 52 sec.) Justice Stephen Breyer (51 min. 39 sec.) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (36 min. 46 sec.) Justice Anthony Kennedy (37 min. 52 sec.) Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (33 min. 18 sec.) Justice Antonin Scalia (32 min.) Justice John Paul Stevens (35 min. 16 sec.) Justice Sonia Sotomayor (38 min. 24 sec.) Justice Clarence Thomas (48 min. 19 sec.) CSPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364537/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:23:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363806/posts Upon listening to “America the Beautiful,” President Obama’s most recently confirmed District Court judge’s first thought was not of spacious skies or amber waves of grain. The judge couldn’t quite appreciate the beauty described in the song because of his cynicism towards America. “Sometimes I cannot help but feel that there…too many inequalities that prevent far too many Americans from enjoying the beauty extolled in that anthem,” said Edward Chen at the Hastings Public Interest Graduation in 2005. Chen was just confirmed as a District Judge in Northern California after a strict party-line vote; he’ll be the first Asian-Pacific-American judge... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363806/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:58:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362131/posts U.S. District Judge Justice Dies In Austin By Betty Waters Staff Writer U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, formerly of Tyler, whose landmark rulings led to widespread desegregation of Texas public schools and an overhaul of the Texas prison system, died Tuesday in Austin, according to sources. U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith Guthrie said she was informed in a phone call from Justice's longtime secretary, Debbie McGee, who had talked to Judge Justice's daughter. His daughter said he died Tuesday afternoon and the funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Judge Guthrie said. Justice,... Tyler Morning Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362131/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361105/posts Judge Carter was supposed to rule by thursday last week about the case moving forward or not based on the motion to dismiss filed by Obama's attorneys. Why no update. Does anybody know or have information? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361105/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:54:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355341/posts Xant find updates. Does anyone have information? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355341/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:29:07 GMT