Judge Fitness Probe Cites Nonexistent Heart Attack, Newman Says

May 11, 2023

…The complaint further takes issue with the way the Federal Circuit panel is handling its probe, including issuing “a gag order threatening Judge Newman and her counsel with sanctions should any of them publicize the ongoing investigation.” The district court should immediately lift the speech limitations on Newman and declare them unconstitutional, she said.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance represents Newman…

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Originally Published in Bloomberg Law