Showing posts with label Judiciary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judiciary. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

NY Judge Censured for Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Wedding

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In In re. Pitts-Davis , (NY Comm. Jud. Conduct, March 16, 2026), the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct censured a Syracuse City Court ...

2nd Circuit: Claims by Judge Who Was Denied Covid Vaccine Exemption Are Dismissed

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In Mora v. New York State Unified Court System , (2nd Circuit, March 30, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Texas Judicial Conduct Rules Changed To Allow Judges To Refuse To Perform Same-Sex Marriages

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On Oct.24, the Texas Supreme Court added a Comment ( full text ) to Canon 4 of the Texas Code of Judical Conduct. The New Comment reads: It...
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Trial Court's Refusal to Delay Civil Trial Because of Yom Kippur Is Upheld

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In Dimeo v. Gross ,  (PA Super. Ct., April 2, 2025), a Pennsylvania state appellate court upheld a trial court's refusal to delay the st...
Friday, March 28, 2025

New York County Clerk Refuses to File Texas Default Judgment Against Doctor Who Sent Abortion Pills to Texas Woman

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New York state's Shield Law ( EXECUTIVE 837-x ) provides in part: No state or local government employee ... shall cooperate with ... any...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Circuit Court Nominee Says Anti-Muslim Prejudice Derailed His Confirmation

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On Monday, Adeel Mangi, President Biden's nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, submitted a letter ( full ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Nominee To 3rd Circuit Who Would Have Been First Muslim Circuit Court Judge Will Not Be Confirmed by Senate

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New Jersey Globe reports that President Biden's nomination of Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals will not be approv...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Texas Judicial Conduct Commission Withdraws Reprimand of Judge Who Refused to Perform Same-Sex Weddings

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As previously reported , in 2019 the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a Public Warning to Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensl...
Monday, July 01, 2024

Justice of the Peace's Challenge to Reprimand for Refusing Same-Sex Marriage Officiation Is Remanded

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 In Hensley v. State Commission on Judicial Conduct , (TX Sup. Ct., June 28, 2024), the Texas Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, held that a...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Biden Nominates First Muslim Federal Appeals Court Judge

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The White House yesterday announced several nominations that President Biden intends to make to federal circuit and district courts. Among...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

SCOTUS' New Ethics Code Includes Guidance on Involvement with Religious Organizations

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced the promulgation of a Code of Conduct ( full text ) for Supreme Court Justices. Several provisio...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Texas Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments from JP Sanctioned for Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Weddings

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The Texas Supreme Court yesterday heard oral arguments ( video of full oral arguments ) in Hensley v. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, ...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

Judge Refuses to Recuse Himself from New Orleans Archdiocese Bankruptcy Matters

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AP  and WWL-TV reported on Saturday that federal district court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Greg Guidry, has refused to re...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

WAPO Says Judge Hid His Authorship of Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBT Law Review Article

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Washington Post reported today that Texas federal district court judge Matthew Kacsmaryk who issued last week's controversial opinion  ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

French Catholic Bishops Set Up National Canonical Penal Court

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On December 5, the Conference of Bishops of France in a lengthy press release ( full text in French ) announced the creation of a National C...
Friday, December 09, 2022

House Hearing Explores Lobbying of Supreme Court by Religious Conservatives

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled  Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS . One of t...
Tuesday, December 06, 2022

En Banc rehearing Denied in Challenge to Courtroom Invocations

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Mack , (5th Cir., Dec. 2, 2022), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 12-3 denied...
Friday, November 04, 2022

Disciplinary Warning to Justice of the Peace Who Would Not Perform Same-Sex Weddings Is Upheld

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In Hensley v. State Commission on Judicial Conduct , (TX App., Nov. 3, 2022), a Texas state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a suit...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

ABC Surveys Religious Views Of SCOTUS Nominee Jackson

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  ABC News  features an article surveying what is known about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's religious beliefs. ABC point...
Friday, March 04, 2022

French High Court Upholds Ban On Lawyers Wearing Religious Garb In Court

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France's Court of Cassation , one of the country's four courts of last resort, this week upheld a rule of the Lille bar association ...