Seattle Court Entrance Closed After Violent Attacks
Citing “constant reports of assaults,” Presiding Judge James Rogers closed the main entrance to the King County Courthouse in Seattle Tuesday.
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California Judicial Council Lays Out Courthouse Construction Priorities
At its business meeting Thursday, the Judicial Council of California gave its stamp of approval to a list of 80 courthouse construction and renovation projects it hopes the Legislature will fund in the coming years.
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House Approves Realignment of Judicial Districts in Arkansas
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to reduce the number of operating divisions in the Eastern District of Arkansas from five to three in a rare realignment of judicial lines, which was spurred by the 2017 closure of the only two federal courthouses in the two axed divisions.
Read moreBail Hearings
Reporter Matt Stroud sued all the judges in Pittsburgh Municipal Court for barring any sort of recording of bail hearings, including by court reporters, in federal court.
Read moreJudicial Council Takes Fresh Try at Courthouse Construction Priorities
The Judicial Council of California has rearranged its priorities for 80 planned courthouse construction and renovation projects, after public comments came pouring in from communities around the state.
Read moreCourthouse Immigration Raids Challenged in New York
Blasting courthouse immigration raids as antithetical to public safety, New York prosecutors announced a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security.
Read moreActive Shooter Drill Shuts Down North Carolina Courthouse
Fake gunshots rang out through a North Carolina courthouse Friday as part of an active shooter training simulation that prevented non-employee visitors from entering the building for several hours.
Read moreDispatches From the Road: Courthouse Drama and Floods in Rural Montana
In his latest dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief visits a small railroad town with a beautiful historic courthouse with a scandalous past.
Read moreCalifornians Get First Look at Revamped Priorities for Courthouse Construction
The Judicial Council of California approved new priorities for 80 courthouse construction and renovation projects across California on Thursday, a move sure to draw both congratulations and criticism depending on where courts fall on the list.
Read moreFired Magistrate Alleges Debauchery in Virginia Beach
A former Virginia Beach magistrate brought a federal complaint this weekend detailing what she describes as rampant substance abuse and sexual misconduct among court staff.
Read moreMueller Hurdles Conspiracy Bait, Stings Trump on Wiki-Love
Roundly ignoring conspiracy-theory bait by Republicans, former special counsel closed out his testimony before Congress on Wednesday with pointed criticism of President Donald Trump’s penchant for praising WikiLeaks.
Read moreKnife-Wielding Man Shot Outside Downtown LA Courthouse
A court security officer shot a man armed with a knife on Tuesday outside a federal courthouse in Los Angeles.
Read moreHouse Sends $15 Minimum Wage to Icy Senate Fate
Tackling the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, the House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that will raise the wage to $15 an hour by 2025.
Read moreSuspect Dead After Shooting at Dallas Courthouse
Dallas police took a suspected shooter into custody at the downtown federal courthouse early Monday morning after exchanging gunfire, with no injuries of bystanders reported.
Read morePhilly Court Web Server Outage Enters 3rd Week
Web servers in the Philadelphia courts remained down indefinitely Tuesday, with the internet outage entering its third week due to what court officials called a “virus intrusion.”
Read moreHer Majesty’s Courts Close and Go Online, Leaving Many Far From Justice
Her Royal Majesty’s courts are disappearing — and going online. Sold-off Victorian courthouses have become swanky cocktail bars and high-end cafés. Less appealing concrete-clad courthouses are simply gone — razed to the ground and replaced by new developments. Others have been turned into apartments, and people sleep and eat where once judges, solicitors and court recorders worked.
Read moreMaryland Sued Over Ban on Rebroadcast of Court Recordings
Journalists and court-transparency activists filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Maryland law that prohibits the rebroadcast of audio recordings of criminal proceedings.
Read moreIn New Lawsuit, Prosecutors Call ICE Courthouse Arrests Illegal
Two Massachusetts prosecutors brought a federal complaint Monday to halt U.S. immigration officers from patrolling state courthouses to round up people for deportation.
Read moreState Judge Charged With Helping Man Evade Immigration Agent
A Massachusetts judge was indicted Thursday on charges that she helped a man who was living in the U.S. illegally sneak out a back door of the courthouse to evade a waiting immigration enforcement agent.
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