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Comcast Unit Owes $14M After Balking At Zinc Cleanup
Law360 (April 1, 2021, 9:22 PM EDT) A Comcast unit owes at least $14.3 million for pollution cleanup at an Oklahoma smelter site, a federal judge ruled Wednesday following trial, raising the company s proportion of the bill after it refused to cooperate with environmental officials.
U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan said Comcast-owned TCI Pacific Communications predecessor Tulsa Fuel and Management Co., or TFM, created 40% of the pollution at the shared 220-acre site, which at one time housed the world s largest zinc smelter.
But Judge Eagan ruled TCI must pay a greater share, 45%, after refusing for years to cooperate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the.
After deadly N.J. shooting, US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) The federal judiciary says it needs to boost security for judges at home and work following a deadly shooting at a judge’s home last summer, protests that damaged more than 50 courthouses around the country last year and the Jan 6. assault on the U.S. Capitol.
All federal judges are being offered upgrades, including video monitoring, of “antiquated’ home security systems, U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan of Oklahoma said Tuesday after a meeting of the Judicial Conference, the policy-making arm of the federal courts.
U.S. judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press
Published: March 16, 2021, 5:56pm
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WASHINGTON – The federal judiciary says it needs to boost security for judges at home and work following a deadly shooting at a judge’s home last summer, protests that damaged more than 50 courthouses around the country last year and the Jan 6. assault on the U.S. Capitol.
All federal judges are being offered upgrades, including video monitoring, of “antiquated” home security systems, U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan of Oklahoma said Tuesday after a meeting of the Judicial Conference, the policy-making arm of the federal courts.
Federal judiciary seeks 79 new judgeships, money to improve courthouse security
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The Judicial Conference of the United States on Tuesday recommended that Congress create 79 new judgeships, including two on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco.
According to a March 16 press release, caseloads in the district courts increased 47% since the last major bill creating additional judgeships was enacted in 1990. The increase is based on caseloads at the end of fiscal year 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic affected case filings.
The proposal recommends creation of 77 new district court judgeships and two appellate judgeships. It also proposes that nine temporary district judgeships be converted to permanent status. The breakdown is here.
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