Tag: Ethics and Official Misconduct

Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public

For years, Judge Eleanor Ross’s secret was passed down from law clerk to law clerk. They whispered about the sultry jazz music that emanated from her chambers when a uniformed police commander, a man they called her “visitor,” disappeared into her private office. The clerks could sometimes hear the unmistakable sounds of sex from behind […]

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Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent

The families of two Black infants who were unknowingly enrolled as test subjects in a mid-1960s vaccine trial for a respiratory virus and died shortly afterward have sued the United States government. Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King were just a few months old when they were administered a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, […]

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Court Decision Leaves South Africa’s President Facing Impeachment Inquiry

South Africa’s highest court ruled on Friday that President Cyril Ramaphosa should face an impeachment inquiry in Parliament over a scandal involving a theft on his farm, dealing a potentially grave blow to his political future. The ruling, which refers to a case in which more than half a million dollars was stolen after being […]

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Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million Over Article Claiming Excessive Drinking

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sued The Atlantic on Monday, accusing it of defamation over an article that claimed his excessive drinking and unexplained absences were putting his job in jeopardy. The article, under the headline “The FBI Director Is MIA,” was published on Friday and detailed Mr. Patel’s behavior in his role leading the […]

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