Julie Watson
January 25, 2012 | Law.com
Marine to Serve No Time Over Squad's Killing of Unarmed IraqisMarine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who led a squad that shot 24 unarmed Iraqis in 2005, has avoided prison time for the killings, instead winning leniency through a plea deal that carries no real punishment beyond a reduction in rank. It was a stunning outcome in a case once compared with the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.
By Julie Watson
7 minute read
October 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Colleagues: Judge in gay court case not 'activist'By GILLIAN FLACCUS and JULIE WATSON
5 minute read
February 24, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Calif. lawyer sentenced in baby-selling scamSAN DIEGO AP - A California lawyer who was a respected reproductive law specialist was sentenced Friday to five months in prison and nine months of home confinement for her role in what prosecutors say was a baby-selling scheme.U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Bataglia also ordered Theresa Erickson, 44, to pay a $70,000 fine.
By Julie Watson
4 minute read
October 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Judge orders 'don't ask, don't tell' injunctionSAN DIEGO AP - A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not.
By JULIE WATSON
4 minute read
October 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged an Activist Judge: Colleagues Defend DADT JuristThe federal judge who halted the military's ban on openly gay troops is known for working at court well past closing time, typing her own court orders and doting on two terriers who themselves are no strangers to the halls of justice.
By Gillian Flaccus and Julie Watson
5 minute read
