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Two of the three circuit judges who heard the case said Marks made a compelling showing that Bauer used more force than needed when Marks was no longer resisting the other officer and was falling backwards to the ground.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Another bombshell dropped late last week when the FBI arrested Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, on the charge of obstructing justice, which Patel touted by posting a photo of her in handcuffs.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
In a lone dissent, circuit judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, a Donald Trump appointee, wrote that the jury did not solely rely on Kirkpatrick's testimony to reach their decision of guilt.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aaron Martin, an associate circuit judge in Moniteau County, Mo., ruled that a state law requiring redactions of many court records, including the names of all witnesses and victims involved in lawsuits and criminal proceedings, violates the U.S. and Missouri constitutions.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Another bombshell dropped late last week when the FBI arrested Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, on the charge of obstructing justice, which Patel touted by posting a photo of her in handcuffs.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
In a lone dissent, circuit judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, a Donald Trump appointee, wrote that the jury did not solely rely on Kirkpatrick's testimony to reach their decision of guilt.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aaron Martin, an associate circuit judge in Moniteau County, Mo., ruled that a state law requiring redactions of many court records, including the names of all witnesses and victims involved in lawsuits and criminal proceedings, violates the U.S. and Missouri constitutions.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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chief justice
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The chief justice should create and enforce a new norm for the court: if lower court decisions are going to be reversed in important cases, the justices should say why.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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The chief justice oversees the state’s court system and has broad powers over administrative matters.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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