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Domestic-violence

An airman was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force in 2014 after being convicted of beating his wife and cracking his toddler stepson’s skull. Those offenses should have prevented him from legally...

Domestic violence is now a crime under the military code – what that means

An airman was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force in 2014 after being convicted of beating his wife and cracking his toddler stepson’s skull. Those offenses should have prevented him from legally...

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Washington DC
Washington DC

The NJC is coming to Washington, D.C., the week of December 10 for these huge events: A four-day course for judges on Contemporary Threats to Judicial Independence and Freedom of the Press (register n...

Nina Totenberg on the NJC’s calendar for December

The NJC is coming to Washington, D.C., the week of December 10 for these huge events: A four-day course for judges on Contemporary Threats to Judicial Independence and Freedom of the Press (register n...

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Path
Path

As a judge, I have a lot of authority but no magic powers. I cannot change the past, make people fall in love, or turn unhappy people into happy people. What I can – and must – do is help defendant...

Sometimes it’s my job to look for a path

As a judge, I have a lot of authority but no magic powers. I cannot change the past, make people fall in love, or turn unhappy people into happy people. What I can – and must – do is help defendant...

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