Judges

Exclusive — Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso Says ‘Time to Rein in Rogue Judges’ After Obama Appointee Blocks Defunding Planned Parenthood

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) issued a scathing rebuke from the Senate floor on Thursday morning against Democrats “using the courts as a political tool,” after a district judge appointed by former President Barack Obama used her power to block Congress’s effort to defund abortion giant Planned Parenthood. 

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing fo

STOLEN VALOR: Louisiana Special Counsel Recommends Removal of District Court Judge

The Louisiana Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recommended to the State Judiciary Commission that a district court judge be removed from office for lying about her military service and engaging in “egregious unethical conduct.” The judge allegedly claimed to have earned the rank of captain in the Army Reserves, but her records show she was passed over twice for the promotion and never earned the rank.

Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts Accused of Stolen Valor (Judge Tiffany Foxworth Roberts)

Mexican Government Lashes Out at U.S. Ambassador Over Judicial Reform “Interference”

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that his staff was sending a diplomatic notice complaining about the actions of U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar by interfering in judicial reform. The reforms called for having judges in Mexico be elected rather than selected. The U.S. diplomat published a letter warning that the proposed judicial reform could damage the country’s democracy and hurt the commercial relationship between the two countries.

Lopez Obrador