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Trump judge in trouble after forwarding sealed docs to 140 people
What happened
AlterNet, citing Bloomberg Law, reports that U.S. District Judge Ada Brown emailed confidential material—including sealed court papers unrelated to the misconduct allegations against her—to roughly 140 judges, lawyers, and journalists. The Judicial Council for the Fifth Circuit disclosed the distribution in an order issued Tuesday while confirming that Brown was already under misconduct investigation.
According to the reporting, Brown said she would not participate in the proceedings. The investigating committee ordered her to answer questions by October 27, 2026, and asked her…
The skinny
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