Seeking a cure for rudeness: Judicial Council pursues Supreme Court decision on transferring judge's cases

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The Judicial Council is appealing a Fifth Circuit decision overturning the removal of cases from Judge John McBryde's calendar because McBryde acted without the proper judicial demeanor. The Fifth Circuit ruled that the Judicial Council exceeded its powers by transferring the cases without evidence of judicial misconduct. The Court did not agree or disagree with the classification of the judge's behavior but rather just stated that this disciplinary action was not appropriate and interfered with the proper functioning of the judicial process.

Courts, Judicial Administration, Analysis, Discipline, Judges, Conduct of court proceedings, Courtroom proceedings

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Rebuilding a reputation: cleared suspect's suit against newspaper called a long shot

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Richard Jewell, the one-time Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park July 1996 bombing suspect, intends to file a libel suit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution because the newspaper wrongly wrote about his suspect status. Jewell is also asking for a retraction of about 14 statements the newspaper made. Experts think him unlikely to collect damages because all the newspaper did was report that Jewell fit the lone bomber profile. Moreover, the report that Jewell was under suspicion was accurate.

Cases, Libel and slander, Jewell, Richard, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Newspaper)

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