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Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way

By the year 2000, Judge John Phillips had long since lost count of the number of minors he had sent through the California penitentiary...

Narrowly Avoiding Prison by Judge’s Leniency, She Turned Her Life Around to Win Case as a Lawyer in His Courtroom

Sarah Gad's life story is one for the case books. A repeat drug offender turned criminal defense attorney, it shows among other things that...

Ingenious Dancers Stun Judges to Make Finals of America’s Got Talent – WATCH

A all-female Lebanese dance troupe promised to hypnotize the judges on America's Got Talent: a bold call before performing for someone as notoriously spikey...

Judge Throws Out Trump-era Rule That Allowed Filling Streams, Marshes, and Wetlands for Development

In the face of a legal challenge mounted by six Native American Tribes, a district court judge in Arizona has thrown out a Trump-era...

Judge Gave Drug Dealer a Second Chance. 16 Years Later He Swears Him In As a Lawyer

The difference between finding justice and following the letter of the law sometimes takes a simple act of compassion. Where others might have seen...

Federal Judge Blocks Further Oil And Gas Extraction on Ohio’s Only National Forest

A federal judge blocked new oil and gas leasing and fracking in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest, a popular destination for outdoor recreation and the...

Federal Judge Orders Record Penalty Against Exxon for Thousands of Clean Air Act Violations

In yet another loss for ExxonMobil in a historic and long-running environmental enforcement case, a U.S. District Court judge has imposed a $14.25 million...

‘I’m Not a Cat,’ Lawyer Tells Judge When He Can’t Change The Zoom Filter – Hilarious Video

Virtual courtrooms of course have their drawbacks, but who could know one of them would see a serious lawyer explaining to a judge, “I’m...

If Overly Anxious or Depressed, Study Shows That Focus on Past Successes Can Improve Judgement

The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from...

Idaho Judge Says ‘NO’ to One Million Acres of Oil and Gas Extraction Leases So We Can Get Adequate Public Input

In a conservation victory last month, an Idaho judge voided recent land leases for oil and gas drilling across 11 western US states to help the Sage-Grouse.

Judge Insists On Holding Lawyer’s Baby Boy So He Could Be a Part of Mother’s Swearing-In Ceremony

When it was time for Juliana Lamar to be sworn in to the state bar, the judge insisted on making her son a part of the ceremony.

Judge Sentences Teen Vandals to Reading Books About Racism – and It Apparently Worked

Rather than punishing a group of juveniles for a racist act of vandalism, this compassionate judge wanted them to understand the error of their...

Seattle Judges Finally Throw Out 15 Years Worth of Marijuana Convictions

Since the ruling was unanimously approved this week, the charges are expected to be dismissed by mid-November.

Couple Fights Lawsuit Until Judge Rules They Can Keep Their “Starry Night” Home

The couple curated the gorgeous mural just in case their autistic son was ever lost and needed to find his way home.

Judge Excuses 54-Year-old From Jury Duty When He Reveals He’s in Love For the ‘First Time’

Definitely a better excuse than “the dog ate my homework”.

Judge Orders Chimp to be Freed From Zoo Enclosure in Historic Ruling

Animal rights advocates have long fought for the freedom of Cecilia the chimp – and now, she may finally be granted access to a...

Humorous Judge Dismisses “Ridiculous” Ticket When Woman Parks 2 Seconds Early

It's not all doom and gloom in this judiciary court – in fact, Chief Judge Frank Caprio tries to make it feel like quite...

Judge Dismisses 66K Warrants Against Homeless Because “It’s the right thing to do”

Over the last five years, San Francisco’s Presiding Judge John Stewart and his colleagues have dismissed over 66,000 arrest warrants for quality-of-life crimes, such as sleeping...

Talent Judges Stunned When ‘Tough Guys’ Kill it With ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’

These four tough guys looked intimidating when they took the stage, but it was all part of their act to soften up the talent...

Shy Pianist Doesn’t Impress Judges, Until Audience Flash Mob Breaks Out (WATCH)

This pianist's performance wasn't impressing the Britain's Got Talent judges, until dozens of musicians and singers joined in from the audience.