From segregation to the Polk County bench: Judge Timothy Coon's journey
Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 ...
Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify the Profession
Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...
White House says it's the judges — not Trump — causing a 'constitutional crisis'
We believe these judges are acting as judicial activists rather than honest arbiters of the law,” press secretary Karoline ...
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From segregation to the Polk County bench: Judge Timothy Coon's journey
A young white man came up to us and he said ... association and one of our main focuses was to try to get a Black judge on the bench. I would have thought it would have been Larry Hardaway ...
With DEI Top of Mind, Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify Legal Industry
Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...
Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison
Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.
Crime and Public Safety
About five years after Jonathan LaRoche resigned from the El Cajon Police Department over multiple uses of excessive force ...
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Judge blocks Elon Musk's team from accessing federal payment systems
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama ... that Musk illegally searched them. White House officials have expressed confidence that they ...
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Full List of Judges Who Have Thwarted the Trump Administration So Far
You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing k.rahman@newsweek.com Federal judges across the country have put several of President Donald Trump's actions on hold since he returned to the White ...