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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 2, 2019

Central District having a tough time hearing suit against legal nonprofit

Federal judges are refusing to hear a lawsuit by a Pasadena Republican club against a small legal nonprofit for canceling an event featuring John C. Eastman, a well-known conservative legal scholar from Orange County, because they know too many people involved in the case.

Federal judges are refusing to hear a lawsuit by a Pasadena Republican club against a legal nonprofit for canceling an event featuring a well-known conservative legal scholar from Orange County because they know too many people involved in the case.

Two more Central District judges recused themselves from the lawsuit Thursday. One of them, U.S. District Judge Fernando M. O...