Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit
The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022.
Judicial Ethics
Judges and Justices Should Be Independent, Trump Says, As Long As They Side With Him
The president says federal courts should not make decisions based on partisan considerations unless it benefits him.
Brazil's Rogue Court Is Receiving Global Blowback
Brazil’s judiciary has abandoned neutrality, with sweeping crackdowns on speech and political rivals. A U.S. tariff response signals the crisis has gone international.
Chief Judge Steven Colloton Opines That Boycotts of Columbia Might Pose Ethical Problems
But he declines to conclude that another judge, against whom a complaint was lodged over participation in such a boycott, violated the rules.
Former Democratic Socialist Houston Judge Franklin Bynum Reprimanded by Texas Judicial Disciplinary Board, for …
what the board finds to be willful violations of the law, bias against domestic violence victims, and, among other things, having "selfie while wearing a 'Defund Police' t-shirt ... on his Twitter feed."
Kannon Shanmugam on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
A prominent appellate practitioner responds to recent attacks on the justices and the Court.
A Critique of Justice Kagan's Supreme Court Ethics Reform Proposal
Could a panel of lower court judges evaluate ethics complaints against Supreme Court justices?
What Kamala Harris' Coronation Says About the Democratic Party
Plus: A listener asks the editors about Project 2025.
"Wall Slammer" Kagan Seems to Endorse Ethics Code Enforcement at Supreme Court
Candid end of term comments from one of the Court's progressive justices.
Will an Ohio Judge Lose His Law License?
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel comes for the "censorious" Judge Tim Grendell
Samuel Alito Was Foolish To Sell His Bud Light Stock
The conservative culture war boycott against Bud Light was actually a great time to buy stock in a successful company, even if you don't like Bud Light.
Delegitimizing the Supreme Court
Plus: A look back at Rochelle Walensky's tenure as head of the CDC
Did Nina Totenberg Have a Conflict of Interest in Covering Justice Ginsburg?
Based upon Totenberg's new book, a prominent legal ethicist thinks the conflict was a real one.
