Brookings Fellow Russell Wheeler Breaks Down Justice Elena Kagan’s Idea for Misconduct Complaint Committee
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Russell Wheeler, a nonresident senior fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Governance...
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor Rejects Media Matters’ Effort to Force His Recusal in X Corp. Lawsuit
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the New York Post reported that a Texas federal judge rejected a bid by Media Matters to...
Ex-US Bankruptcy Judge David Jones Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Regarding Hidden Romantic Relationship with Attorney
On Saturday, August 17, 2024, Reuters reported that U.S. District Judge Alia Moses had dismissed a lawsuit brought...
Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability Upholds Sanctions Against Judge Roger T. Benitez for Handcuffing Teenager During Court Hearing
On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council's order regarding misconduct allegations against Judge...
Former Bankruptcy Judge David Jones Ordered to Attend Ethics Training for Unauthorized Law Firm Interview
On Friday, August 16, 2024, Reuters reported that former U.S. bankruptcy judge David Jones was ordered to attend...
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor Recuses Himself from X Lawsuit After Revelations of Tesla Stock Ownership
On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, The Washington Times reported that U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor recused...
Alaska Prosecutor Karen Vandergaw Accused of Exploiting Relationship with Judge Joshua Kindred for Recusal
On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Bloomberg Law reported that a federal public defender in Alaska had accused the U.S....
Supreme Court Justices Largely Avoid Weighing in Directly on Biden’s Ethics Reform Plan
On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Washington Examiner examined where the Supreme Court stands on President Biden's...
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor’s Financial Ties to Tesla Raise Ethics Concerns as He Hears Elon Musk Cases
On Friday, August 9, 2024, NPR reported that billionaire Elon Musk's social media company X has filed two major...
DOJ Dispatches Veteran Attorney to Assist in Unwinding Conflicts Arising From Alaska Judge Joshua Kindred Scandal
On Friday, August 9, 2024, Bloomberg Law reported that the Department of Justice had assigned a veteran attorney to...
Judicial Council Upholds Dismissal of Ethics Complaint Against 13 Judges Who Pledged Not to Hire Columbia Law Clerks
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Law.com reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council...
Alaska Prosecutors Flag 21 More Cases Involving Conflicts from Former Judge Joshua Kindred
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Bloomberg Law reported that the Alaska US Attorney's office had identified 21 additional...
