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  • US federal judge charges MARSHALS amid row over refusal to reveal Covid-19 vaccination status

    06/14/2021 6:44:29 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 63 replies
    RT ^ | 6-15-21 | RT
    A federal judge in South Dakota is on the warpath against the US Marshals service that provides courtroom security, accusing them of ‘kidnapping’ and criminal contempt after they refused to disclose Covid-19 vaccination status. On Monday, US District Judge Charles Kornmann fulminated for nearly an hour at the courthouse in Aberdeen, as Justice Department lawyers and two of the Marshals he wants criminally prosecuted took notes. “This was such an outrageous thing to do,” the judge reportedly said, according to the Washington Post, referring to the incident last month when a female deputy refused to tell him if she was...
  • Court rules out stun-belt use

    04/05/2002 8:52:32 PM PST · by ConservativeLawyer · 13 replies · 300+ views
    OrlandoSentinel.com ^ | April 6, 2002 | Associated Press
    Court rules out stun-belt use Associated Press April 6, 2002 MIAMI -- Declaring that courtroom security has its limits, a federal appeals court ordered a new trial for a bank-robbery suspect who was forced to wear a stun belt during his trial. The three-judge panel was worried that defendants wearing a device capable of delivering "incapacitating pain" would become so preoccupied with potential electrical shocks that they would be unable to help their lawyers. Amnesty International has criticized use of remote-controlled stun belts in courts and jails as cruel and unusual punishment. Los Angeles paid a $275,000 settlement and restricted...