$556M San Diego Courthouse Already Needs New Windows
Less than a year after the most expensive courthouse in California opened – a $556 million endeavor – work to refurbish cracking windows is already underway.
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California Lawmakers Set to Approve $1.3B in Bonds for New Courthouses
A courthouse building boom is on the horizon in California after Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers preliminarily approved funding for 10 projects, including $460 million for a long-awaited project in Sacramento County.
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The ACLU of Oregon brought a federal FOIA complaint Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security, seeking information on its policies on arresting suspected undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens in and around Oregon courthouses.
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Half Billion-Dollar Courthouse Opens in San Diego
A 73-year-old typewriter and a stuffed marlin joined court files and office furniture in the new $556 million state-of-the-art courthouse in San Diego over the weekend, closing the doors on the 56-year-old asbestos-riddled building that sits on an earthquake fault.
Read moreICE Finalizes Plans for Courthouse Immigration Raids
Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members.
Read moreCourthouse Flooded
A broken water pipe led to the closure of the Van Nuys East Courthouse in Los Angeles County on Monday morning, and court officials say it could be some time before they dry everything out.
Read moreCalifornia Courts See Substantial Funding Boost in 2018 Budget
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s $131.7 billion budget proposed Wednesday invests $150 million to support trial court operations and commits $32 million to build new courthouses.
Read moreExplosion Damages Greek Court Complex; No Injuries
A powerful explosion damaged a court complex in central Athens early Friday, hours after Parliament voted to crackdown on anti-bailout protesters who gather regularly at the building.
Read moreRise in Immigration Arrests at Court Spurs Call for Reform
Saying the Empire State is not immune to the nationwide surge in courthouse arrests by immigration officers, a nonprofit court group laid out steps that the judiciary can take to protect New Yorkers.
Read moreHarvey Damage Sidelines Houston Courthouse for Months
The busiest criminal courthouse in Texas will be closed for up to nine months to repair damage from Hurricane Harvey, and 900 criminal trials will be delayed for at least a month, officials said this week.
Read moreJudge Shot, Wounded Near Ohio Courthouse; Suspect Killed
A judge was shot and wounded Monday morning as he walked toward his county’s courthouse, and a suspect was killed after a probation officer returned fire, officials said.
Read moreNY Prosecutors Demand ICE Leave Courthouses Alone
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Thursday called on Immigrations and Custom Enforcement to end immigration sweeps in and around state courthouses.
Read moreLavish Courthouses Spur Calls for Judicial Council Audit
Santa Clara County’s Family Justice Center, a gleaming, eight-story building in downtown San Jose, is an impressive architectural specimen. It boasts a sunlit glass atrium, a bright and airy cafe, and high-definition displays outside each of its 20 courtrooms. It also came with the hefty price tag of $225 million and 26 years of debt for the court.
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Newest, and Priciest Courthouse in California Dedicated
San Diego’s crumbling Superior Courthouse is being replaced by the largest, most expensive courthouse in the state – a $555.5 million state-of-the-art building that was dedicated in San Diego Monday.
Read moreJudge’s Shooting Inspires Texas Court Security Reform
A Texas Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Monday that would increase security for courts and judges in the Lone Star State, following testimony from a judge who was nearly assassinated at her home in 2015.
Read moreNo Raids in Courthouses, California Chief Justice Warns ICE
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, the chief justice of California’s
Read moreCourthouse Sex Tape Duo Turn Themselves In
Two people who recorded themselves engaged in a sex act in the Duval County Courthouse, and later posted the video to Facebook and Twitter, have turned themselves in to face charges of engaging in an unnatural and lascivious act.
Read moreFlorida Woman Records Sex Act in Courthouse, Posts It Online
A Jacksonville woman facing a minor drug charge revealed more than Duval County Courthouse administrators expected on Tuesday, recording herself in a sex act in the building and posting it on Facebook and Twitter.
Read moreMichigander Asks Justices to Toss Court Cellphone Ban
A Michigan man who was banned from recording court proceedings on his iPhone filed a petition to take his legal battle to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The elevator inside Indiana’s Pulaski County Courthouse does not open automatically and the heavy wooden door must be opened outward, making it inaccessible to people in wheelchairs, a class claims in federal court.
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