Read more judge stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5017/judge.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:08:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72586/republicans-stonewall-obamas-judges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite the 95 yawning vacancies on the federal bench, Senate Republicans are blocking virtually all of President Obama’s nominees. Only three of Obama’s 22 nominees have been confirmed, as Republicans take the “partisan war over the courts into uncharted territory,” writes Doug Kendall for Slate. Both parties have been increasingly...http://www.newser.com/story/72586/republicans-stonewall-obamas-judges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:13:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71590/judge-fines-orly-taitz-20k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS District Judge Clay Land has had it with Orly Taitz. He slapped the birther leader with a $20,000 fine today for her constant stream of frivolous lawsuits and motions. In a scathing 43-page order, Land writes that Taitz willfully misused the court, and “as an attorney, she is...http://www.newser.com/story/71590/judge-fines-orly-taitz-20k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:12:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69619/judge-tosses-frivolous-birther-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeading "birther" Orly Taitz had a lawsuit chucked out of court yesterday and the judge threatened her with sanctions if she brings another “frivolous” suit to the same court, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports. Taitz—representing a soldier seeking to avoid deployment to Iraq by challenging President Obama's legitimacy—"presented no...http://www.newser.com/story/69619/judge-tosses-frivolous-birther-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 9:38:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68666/awww-simon-misses-paula-on-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTight-lipped Simon Cowell doesn’t want to “get in the middle” of execs and departed American Idol judge Paula Abdul, he tells Extra, but he does say things are “different” without her. “I miss her, of course,” he says. Asked how the new lineup compares to the old, Cowell is characteristically...http://www.newser.com/story/68666/awww-simon-misses-paula-on-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 15:41:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67141/judge-oks-jackson-merchandising-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA judge has approved a deal that will bring more Michael Jackson merchandise to store shelves. The judge heard from attorneys for Jackson's mother, Katherine, the current administrators of Jackson's estate and a newly appointed attorney for the singer's three young children. The merchandise agreement allows for items such as...http://www.newser.com/story/67141/judge-oks-jackson-merchandising-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 18:56:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66595/judge-jails-yawning-man-for-6-months.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMake sure you've had a good night's sleep before going to court in Illinois. Clifton Williams, 33, went to support his cousin during a hearing on a felony drugs charge, but during the sentencing he stretched his arms and let out a loud, distracting yawn. His cousin got just two...http://www.newser.com/story/66595/judge-jails-yawning-man-for-6-months.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 7:44:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66564/judge-oks-jackson-movie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAudiences will get to see the King of Pop perform one more time after a judge approved a major movie deal based on footage of his final rehearsals for his London comeback. A Los Angeles superior court judge greenlighted a deal between Michael Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live, and...http://www.newser.com/story/66564/judge-oks-jackson-movie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 13:48:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66009/mccain-will-vote-against-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain says he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confirmation this week. Despite Sotomayor's efforts to distance herself from her record, the Arizona Republican said today, Sotomayor is a judicial activist who has used her position as a judge to try to change...http://www.newser.com/story/66009/mccain-will-vote-against-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 15:57:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64291/sotomayor-pledges-fidelity-to-the-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter listening to senators air their issues for most of the day, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor finally got the microphone at the end of her confirmation hearing today, telling senators she would serve the “larger interest of impartial justice," the AP reports. Sotomayor also took an apparent swipe at...http://www.newser.com/story/64291/sotomayor-pledges-fidelity-to-the-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 14:37:51 CDT