The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is considering whether a Portland District Court judge violated constitutional limits by preventing a mother, Emily Bickford, from taking her 12-year-old daughter to church or introducing her to Bible teachings. The dispute, Bickford v. Bradeen, has drawn national attention because it touches on the intersection of parental rights, religious liberty, and judicial power in family law cases. [Read More]

U.S. District Judge William Shubb sided with the St. Louis-based chemical giant in its First Amendment lawsuit, ruling that warning labels, which would have been required as of July, could confuse and mislead customers. [Full article]

The attack happened at the home of Esther Salas, 51, an Obama-appointed District Court judge, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday evening. The judge's 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl was killed, and her defense attorney husband Mark Anderl, 63, was critically injured. The shooting came days after the judge was assigned a case with links to Jefferey Epstein, although there is not yet any suggestion that the attack is linked to her work. [Full article]