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A Trump administration policy to criminally prosecute illegal border crossings has created a renewed backlog in the federal justice system in the Southwest. “Failures to bring new arrestees to court in a timely manner has been an issue… Read More
Billions of dollars in government revenue and one of the most contentious constitutional questions of the present day are at stake in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case over civil forfeiture. “For the first time in over 20… Read More
The sexual harassment case against a Tulare County judge who was ousted from the bench is documented in a five-page settlement document released as a result of newly revised rules of disclosure in California’s judiciary. The Recorder at… Read More
The Alameda County Superior Court in California agreed to pay an employee $175,000 in a 2017 settlement. In another instance, in 2016, the court settled for $26,600 to resolve a charge of harassment. These and other public records… Read More
A U.S. District judge wants information about the funders behind hundreds of lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of opioids. “The judge overseeing more than 600 lawsuits targeting opioid makers is demanding local governments’ lawyers turn over information about… Read More
