U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 26, 2018
Supreme Court declines to hear judicial tweet case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an unusual procedural case involving judicial tweeting Monday.
William Shubb
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an unusual procedural case involving a judge allegedly following prosecutors' tweets while hearing their case.
The underlying litigation involves a timber company settling a forest fire liability case from 2007 for $122.5 million. Attorneys representing the timber company, Sierra Pacific Industries Inc., claimed they unearthed wrongdoing by federal prosecutors that should invalidate the settl...
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