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NEWS ABOUT: judges

judges stories: 8 news summaries

As Threats Soar, Court Officials Pack Heat

Judges, prosecutors hire guards, carry guns after string of slayings

May 25, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Judges and prosecutors are facing a huge upswing in threats, driving many to carry guns or get 24-hour guard protection, the Washington Post reports. Threats against federal court officials have jumped from 592 to 1,278 in the past 6 years. “I live with a constant heightened sense of... More »

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crime • prosecutor • court • threats • judges • guns

(Newser) - Judges in Spain are pressing human rights cases against top officials around the world, prompting threats abroad and criticisms at home, the Washington Post reports. Invoking so-called universal jurisdiction, judges are probing 16 cases, including US approval of torture and Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. But nervous Spanish lawmakers... More »

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China • Israel • human rights • Spain • human rights abuse • judges

 Paula Will Face Dancing Judges 

American Idol jurist adds new primetime gig

Nov 26, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Prepare to savor the sweet redemption of a judge—albeit a nice one—being judged: Paula Abdul is “very excited” to be a contestant on next season's Dancing with the Stars, Radar reports. The singer-turned-American Idol judge made no secret of the fact that she was “shopping around”... More »

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American Idol • Dancing with the Stars • pop culture • singer • contestants • Paula Abdul • judges

OPINION

Obama Court Would Threaten Foundation of US Democracy

'Left-wing ideologue' threatens representative governance if elected

Oct 29, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before electing a “left-wing ideologue,” Americans should reconsider who “moderate-posing” Barack Obama would put on the Supreme Court, Edward Whelan writes in the National Review. The Democrat will select ultra-liberals for a bench already “markedly to the left of the American public,” he cautions: “... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrat • Obama 2008 • US Supreme Court • liberal • judges

BEER REVIEW

 Oktoberfest Brews 
 Gotta Be 'Poundable' 

A tasting panel names the best in Bavarian style

Oct 1, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - To wash down sausages, sauerkraut, and pretzels, Oktoberfest beer must flow like a dinner wine: "Worthy of attention without demanding to be the center of attention," writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. And with festive consumption measured in liters, it must also be "poundable.... More »

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beer • German • Bavaria • taste • judges • Oktoberfest

American Idol Adds Fourth Judge

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi to join Cowell and company

Aug 25, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Idol is getting a fourth judge this season, marking what the New York Post calls the biggest change TV’s top show has ever undergone. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi will join Simon, Paula, and Randy, in a move producers say they always intended. All of Idol’s international counterparts... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Paula Abdul • Randy Jackson • judges • Kara DioGuardi

Pakistan Rivals Agree to Debate Fate of Judges

Bhutto's widower becomes frontrunner for Sept. 6 election

Aug 22, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's rival parties will debate next week whether to reinstate judges fired by ousted President Musharraf, a sign of compromise on an issue that has threatened to dissolve the ruling coalition, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, the nation's biggest party, the PPP, has nominated Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, to replace... More »

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Pakistan • Nawaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari • judges

 Mexico Overhauls
Justice System

Calderon signs sweeping reforms

Jun 18, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sweeping reforms of Mexico's criminal justice system were signed into law by President Felipe Calderon yesterday. US-style public trials and presumption of innocence will replace Mexico's slow, closed-door system that proceeds almost exclusively through briefs, reports the Washington Post. The reforms also give investigators power to hold suspects 80... More »

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justice system • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • drug cartel • Human Rights Watch • presumption of innocence • judges • Mexico City Human Rights Commission • Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico

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