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Aug. 18, 2023

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U.S. appellate judge Pauline Newman, colleagues fail to resolve misconduct dispute

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An effort to resolve Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman’s lawsuit against her judicial colleagues through mediation has failed, according to a court filing published on Friday. Newman, 96, sued her colleagues in May seeking to halt an investigation into her competency as a judge and her refusal to cooperate with the probe. She asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge in June to end a suspension imposed by her colleagues who questioned her mental fitness and said she struggled to promptly resolve cases. Read more.

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Week in review …

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Trump’s legal woes …

A Georgia grand jury used a racketeering law developed to take down organized crime gangs to charge Donald Trump with trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The sprawling 98-page indictment listed 19 defendants – including Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and John Eastman. While Georgia’s RICO law is more expansive than its federal counterpart, the RICO charges could be a double-edged sword. Learn more about Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney who indicted Trump, and Fulton County Superior Court’s newest judge Scott McAfee, who has been assigned to the case.

From the bench …

A prominent 5th Circuit judge said the Federal Circuit circumvented the “usual process” in its probe of Judge Pauline Newman’s mental fitness … Trump-appointed 5th Circuit judge James Ho said Texas’ tuition law encourages illegal immigration … The Georgia Supreme Court removed appeals judge Christian Coomer from office over ethics violations … And, long-serving 2nd Circuit judge Rosemary Pooler died at the age of 85.

Bankrupcty …

SVB Financial sought to escrow nearly $2 billion seized by the FDIC, claiming it is losing $8.5 million a month in interest … FTX-affiliated cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research was granted a $175 million unsecured claim on the estate of bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital … Apollo Global pulled out of Yellow’s bankruptcy financing plan, and trucking firm Estes Express submitted a $1.3 billion bid to acquire Yellow’s shipment centers … Christmas Tree Shops’ bankruptcy was converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation … Drugmaker Mallinckrodt was preparing to seek bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years … Evergrande filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection as China economic fears mount … Bankrupt Lordstown Motors reached a $40 million settlement with Karma Automotive.

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