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A federal judge who announced in August that he would step down from active service has changed his plans.

As if federal judges don't claim enough extra-constitutional authority.

ADVERTISEMENT 4th Circ. Upholds US Trustee Fee Hike In Circuit City Case Law360 (April 30, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT) -- The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Office of the United States trustee a pair of wins Thursday in a row with the liquidator of former retailer Circuit City when it upheld the constitutionality of a 2017 increase in quarterly fees charged by the trustee in Chapter 11 cases. In an opinion written by Judge Robert B. King, the appellate panel agreed with the U.S. trustee that an amendment to the fee structure for Chapter 11 debtors complied with the uniformity requirement...

(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Fourth Circuit appeared unlikely Thursday afternoon to side with Maryland in a dispute over state courts’ ability to limit the dissemination of otherwise publicly available court recordings.  “The government has already made the subject information available,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Pamela Harris, a Barack Obama appointee, who at times sounded noticeably perturbed by the state’s claim that broadcasting raw audio or video is illegal but allowing reenactments of that same content is fine.    “What matters is what they mad...

CHARLESTON – William R. “Bill” Wooton has been sworn into office for a 12-year-term on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The ceremony took place December 30. Wooton was elected June 9 to replace Justice Margaret Workman, who retires December 31. His term officially begins January 1. “My aspiration as a Justice is to emulate the truly outstanding work of Justice Workman,” Wooton said. “It’s an honor to join the Court.” The oath of office was delivered by Justice John Hutchison, a fellow Raleigh County native, who said Wooton is intelligent, easy to work with and de...