A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company “unlawfully” terminated the worker who led a protest calling for Amazon to do more to protect employees against COVID-19. The dispute involving Gerald Bryson, who worked at an Amazon warehouse in…
Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate for Planes, Travel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transportation was struck down Monday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle wrote that the CDC rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority because its implementation violated administrative law. Mizelle, based in Florida and an appointee…
Idaho Judge: Mom Accused in Kids’ Killings Now Fit for Trial
BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband, and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges in the complicated case involving allegations of bizarre…
Idaho Judge: Mother Accused in Children’s Killings Now Fit for Trial
BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband, and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges in the complicated case involving allegations of bizarre…
New York Judge Dies By Suicide After Authorities Raid His Home
A New York State judge whose home was raided by law enforcement authorities in March, died by suicide on Tuesday in his home near Buffalo, his attorney said. John L. Michalski, 61, an acting justice of the State Supreme Court, was found dead in his Amherst home, defense attorney Terrence M. Connors told The Buffalo…
In Depth: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Soft Spot for Drug Dealers, Pedophiles and Terrorists
“Justice demands this result.” That’s what Ketanji Brown Jackson said in 2011 after the U.S. Sentencing Commission knocked as much as three years off the prison terms of crack-cocaine convicts. As vice chair of the commission, Jackson believed the nation’s drug laws were overly harsh and especially “unfair” to blacks. A month earlier, Jackson had…
Family Court Judge Resigns Amid Accusation of ‘Groping’
A Massachusetts family court and probate judge accused of inappropriate touching of an employee has resigned. Judge Paul Sushchyk turned in his letter of resignation to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this week on Mar. 28. Sushchyk’s alleged misconduct happened outside of the courtroom. Sushchyk has been the subject of an ongoing investigation that started…
Pennsylvania Judge Reinstates Five Ousted School Board Members
The Pennsylvania judge who ordered Tuesday to remove five elected school directors from the nine-member West Chester Area School board, reinstated them Friday. But the saga is not over; they could be booted again. The five were removed on a technicality. There was a dispute over how much time the school had to respond to…
Pennsylvania Judge Reinstates 5 Ousted School Board Members
The Pennsylvania judge who ordered Tuesday to remove five elected school directors from the nine-member West Chester Area School board, reinstated them Friday. But the saga is not over; they could be booted again. The five were removed on a technicality. There was a dispute over how much time the school had to respond to…
New Details Released in Case of Connecticut Judge Who Hasn’t Shown up for Work for 2 Years While Collecting $350,000 in Pay
By Edmund H. Mahony From Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn.—Dozens of pages of new details became public Monday about the strange standoff between the state Judicial Branch and Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected more than $350,000 in salary while missing nearly two-and-one-half years of work for what she describes as health-related reasons. Bruno…
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