Navigation After more than a year of working to conduct justice in the face of a global pandemic, federal courts are being buffeted by omicron, whose rapid speed of transmission is making jury trials more vulnerable to COVID-19 interruptions. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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Judiciary Urges Dialogue on Electronic Case Files Bills, Seeks Delay in Action
The Judiciary sent letters to Congress this week urging lawmakers to defer action on pending bills affecting the federal courts’ electronic records management system until a “meaningful two-way dialogue” between the two branches of government can take place to resolve important concerns. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Chief Justice Roberts Issues 2021 Year-End Report
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has issued his 2021 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. Click Here To Read The Full Article
On Bill of Rights Day, Mary Beth Tinker Encourages Students to ‘Speak up’
To mark the anniversary of the Bill of Rights, on Dec. 15, Vietnam War protester Mary Beth Tinker Tinker will participate virtually in a ceremony prior to installing the armband in its temporary home in the Judicial Learning Center at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. Click Here To Read The Full […]
Judicial Security Bill Advances: Judge Who Lost Son Urges Final Passage
A bill to protect federal judges and their families from threats and attacks has advanced to the full Senate, and a U.S. district judge from New Jersey, whose son was slain by an angry litigant, urged Congress to pass the legislation without delay. Click Here To Read The Full Article