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Washington, D.C., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to repeal a law that would have subjected physicians to discipline for sharing information that departs from the

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suspended 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases, amid a row over her mental competence to serve on the bench

Haiyun Jiang/ Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been

Haiyun Jiang/ Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been barred from hearing cases for at least a year. Judge Pauline Newman, who has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 39 years, was suspended Wednesday after Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore determined she was no longer able to perform her job, according to court documents. "Unfortunately, earlier this year mounti...

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As Americans debate whether President Joe Biden, 80, is too old to run for a second term, a 96-year-old federal appeals court judge is fighting to keep her job.

A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge has been barred from hearing cases for a year after a judicial panel said she refused to undergo medical testing over concerns shes

A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge has been barred from hearing cases for a year over concerns about her mental fitness to serve.

Newman, a President Ronald Reagan appointee who has been on the court for nearly four decades, insists that she remains physically and mentally fit.

Judge Pauline Newman insists that she remains physically and mentally fit to decide matters of the law, and has accused her colleagues of making baseless claims in an effort to push her out.