Julie Watson

February 22, 2019 | Daily Business Review

In San Diego, a federal judge indicated he was considering a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to hold the government accountable for the separation of potentially thousands more children after a watchdog report revealed the government's policy was implemented as far back as July 2017.

By Nomaan Merchant and Julie Watson

6 minute read

September 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

SeaWorld is seeking a restraining order against three animal rights activists who disrupted a killer whale show at its San Diego park last month in a protest led by actor James Cromwell.

By Julie Watson

7 minute read

February 18, 2011 | Daily Report Online

A judge overseeing the criminal case against the suspect in the Tucscon, Ariz., shooting rampage will consider whether to release a new mug shot of the suspect and unseal records of a police search of his house.Federal prosecutors and lawyers for 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner oppose requests by news organizations to hand over the photo and make an immediate release of search warrant records.

By Julie Watson

3 minute read

April 08, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Julie Watson

3 minute read

September 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - U.S. government lawyers are trying to stop a federal judge from issuing an injunction that would immediately do what President Obama has yet to accomplish so far in his first term: Halt the military's ban on openly gay troops.Now it is up to U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips to decide if she is willing to do that.

By JULIE WATSON

3 minute read

June 18, 2008 | Law.com

Mexico threw open the doors to its judicial system Tuesday, allowing U.S.-style public trials and creating a presumption of innocence. Under the long-awaited constitutional amendment signed by President Felipe Calderon, guilt or innocence will no longer be decided behind closed doors by a judge relying on written evidence. Prosecutors and defense lawyers will now argue their cases in court, and judges must explain their decisions to defendants.

By Julie Watson

4 minute read

January 05, 2011 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - A war memorial cross in a San Diego public park is unconstitutional because it conveys a message of government endorsement of religion, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a two decade old case.A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the unanimous decision in the dispute over the 29-foot cross, which was dedicated in 1954 in honor of Korean War veterans.

By Julie Watson

4 minute read

August 23, 2013 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mayor Bob Filner, besieged by sexual harassment allegations, sat down to the negotiating table with a key bargaining chip: his refusal to resign. Now that a deal aimed at ending one of San Diego's darkest periods of political turmoil has been reached, it's up to the City Council to decide whether to cash in the chip.

By JULIE WATSON

5 minute read

February 10, 2012 | Daily Report Online

SAN DIEGO AP - A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable.The Marine Corps has said it does not plan any discipline because there was no malicious intent.

By Julie Watson

5 minute read

October 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

RIVERSIDE, Calif. AP - A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, and has said she'll likely deny it.U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said Monday she would review the arguments from Justice Department lawyers.

By JULIE WATSON

5 minute read