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Carl Bernofsky, Ph.D., is a former professor of biochemistry at Tulane University and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. He is the author or co-author of numerous scientific publications and was the recipient of major awards from national granting agencies. A resident of New Orleans for 30 years, he relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina struck in August, 2005. For many years, he has been an advocate for judicial ethics reform and is working toward a legislative amendment that would require the recusal of adjunct faculty judges from cases that involve the universities that employ them. See:
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/tulanelink.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Stephen Higginson Should Explain the U.S. Government's Motives in the Ashton O'Dwyer Case
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Higginson should be asked by the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain why the government is so determined to imprison Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr. on the basis of a meritless charge that has been dismissed by an impartial federal judge.
Monday, February 21, 2011 The Malicious Prosecution of Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr. (1 comments)
New Orleans attorney Ashton R. O'Dwyer Jr. was singled out for harsh treatment ever since he criticized the government for its response to the disaster that befell the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Saturday, September 26, 2009 The Misguided Prosecution of Judge Joan S. Benge
Federal prosecutors, in their zeal to uncover criminal misconduct at a Louisiana courthouse, used collateral evidence collected during an FBI investigation of one corrupt judge and applied it toward the dubious indictment of another judge who never was a target but whose discipline would help satisfy a racial imbalance created when a string of black judges were removed from the bench on truly serious charges.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 The New Standard is "The Probability of Bias" (1 comments)
On June 8, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that a state Supreme Court justice should have recused himself from a case because of campaign contributions he received from one of the parties.
Sunday, May 17, 2009 How the Supreme Court Chooses
The apparent purpose of the U.S. Supreme Court in considering the case of Caperton v. Massey Coal Co. is to provide publicity that can be used to undermine confidence in the democratic electoral process and further the goal of the legal establishment to fill judicial vacancies through appointments.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 Law Day 2008
The occasion of "Law Day" is used to examine why we need an independent inspector general to oversee complaints against federal judges.
