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Judge Terence P. Flynn enforces 1st Amendment to qaush subpoeana seeking identity of anonymous NJ blogger

 On June 13, 2007, the New Jersey Township of Manalapan filed a malpractice suit against its former attorney Stuart Moskovitz, alleging misconduct regarding the Township's purchase of polluted land in 2005. The decision to file suit was met by a lively debate in the regional press and among local bloggers. One blogger who was particularly critical of the Township, of this and other decisions, was Blogspot blogger "datruthsquad" (http://datruthsquad.blogspot.com). Inexplicably, attorneys for the Township issued a subpoena to Google (owner of Blogspot) demanding that the identity of this anonymous critic be turned over, along with datruthsquad's contact information, blog drafts, e-mails, and "any and all information related to the blog." Despite repeated requests from EFF (now representing datruthsquad) to explain how this could be anything other than an attempt to out a vocal critic, attorneys for the Township refused to withdraw the subpoena and informed EFF that it could go to court to object to the subpoena if it so chose.

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Black Robes circle their wagon around one of their own: Embattled Judge Cheryl Alemán

When Broward Circuit Judge Cheryl Alemán goes before a judicial oversight agency on charges of being ''arrogant, discourteous and impatient'' to lawyers in her courtroom, about a half-dozen judges will testify as witnesses -- mostly for the defense.

Leading Aleman's witness list is Chief Judge Victor Tobin. Tobin and fellow criminal court Judge Ilona Holmes will testify as experts on contempt of court issues during the administrative proceedings, court papers say.

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Judge Kathe M. Tuttman told by Mitt Romney to resign

Mitt Romney on Saturday personally called for the resignation of  Massachusetts Judge Kathe M. Tuttman, who was one of his political nominees when he was governor, after the judge ordered the release of a violent criminal who once threatened to kill Romney and is now being held in the murders of a newlywed Washington state couple.

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Judge Brooks E. Blitch, III faces even more misconduct charges

By Malynda Fulton
The Valdosta Daily Times

HOMERVILLE — It has been about two weeks since court papers were filed outlining seven counts of violations by Chief Superior Court Judge of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit, Judge Brooks E. Blitch, and now two more counts have been added.

Court papers filed by the Judicial Qualifications Commission, a state agency that has the power to remove state judges from office, accuse Blitch of ordering thousands of dollars in secret payments, as well as the improper early release of six imprisoned felons.

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