
Impeachment sought against federal judge over alleged sex in chambers, lying to investigators
Read full article: Impeachment sought against federal judge over alleged sex in chambers, lying to investigatorsRepublicans in Congress are introducing impeachment resolutions against a federal judge in Atlanta.

Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation found
Read full article: Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation foundA court investigation found that a federal judge had an affair with a police officer, including having sex in chambers overheard by staff, but remains on the bench with a āprivate reprimand.ā.

Appeals court backs Florida gun age law
Read full article: Appeals court backs Florida gun age lawSaying the restriction is āconsistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,ā a federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.

Appeals court says Mark Meadows canāt move Georgia election case charges to federal court
Read full article: Appeals court says Mark Meadows canāt move Georgia election case charges to federal courtA federal appeals court has ruled that Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia to federal court.

Judges express skepticism that Mark Meadows' Georgia election case should be moved to federal court
Read full article: Judges express skepticism that Mark Meadows' Georgia election case should be moved to federal courtA panel of federal appeals court judges has heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a sprawling Georgia election case should be moved.

Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner
Read full article: Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinnerFour of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Societyās black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.
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Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
Read full article: Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion lawA federal appeals court seemed to indicate it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a womanās right to an abortion before ruling on the appeal of a lower courtās ruling blocking a restrictive Georgia abortion law.
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Courts wrestle with whether manslaughter is always violent
Read full article: Courts wrestle with whether manslaughter is always violent(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)NEW YORK ā Once annually, sometimes less, the full federal appeals court in New York meets to confront a perplexing legal question. Most recently, it was to decide whether shooting somebody point-blank in the face and stabbing somebody to death are violent acts. A lower-court judge had decided that Scottās convictions ā on manslaughter charges ā meant he had not been convicted of a violent crime. Thatās because two laws at stake ā the Armed Career Criminal Act and the Career Offender Sentencing Guideline ā do not define a violent crime by what the defendant actually did. Circuit Judge Michael H. Park noted the āabsurdity of the exercise we have now completed.
