Operations at businesses and government facilities across the Roanoke and New River valleys were disrupted Tuesday in the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Flights out of Roanoke Regional Airport - like those in the rest of the nation - were grounded Tuesday, and federal courthouses were closed as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York and near Washington.
PETERSBURG - Courthouses in Petersburg and Dinwiddie were closed part of the day Tuesday after multiple bomb threats were phoned in to law enforcement authorities. In Petersburg, authorities received three bomb threats in a span of a several hours. Following subsequent searches of court buildings, the courts were reopened.
By law, every county in the United States has been required to construct a "convenient building for holding courts. But early on in American history, county courthouses became much more than that. They became symbols of local government, of democracy in action, of civic pride. As former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. noted, "public buildings often accurately reflect the beliefs, priorities and aspirations of a people ... For much of our history, the courthouse has served not just as a local center of the law and government, but as a meeting ground, cultural hub and social gathering place."
Calling conditions at Baltimore's two circuit courthouses "deplorable," Clerk of Court Frank M. Conaway Sr. sent a letter to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asking for help making the long- sought fixes to the aging facilities. Conditions at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse and at Courthouse East directly across the street have been the subject of many complaints for least the last 14 years. The Mitchell, built in 1900, and Courthouse East, built in 1932, have suffered from pest and rodent infestations, plumbing, HVAC and air-quality problems, crowded conditions, unreliable elevators that the public shares with criminal defendants and other security issues.
Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul De Muniz knows firsthand about the sorry state of Oregon's county courthouses. With the exception of Klamath County's courthouse, not a single new one has been built since 1960. The "courthouse crisis" inspired the Oregon State Bar to issue a 2006 report with this dire overview: "A quick roundup of court facilities reveals one courthouse (the largest) that will crumble onto several thousand citizens in even a modest earthquake, one courthouse that loses its heating several times each winter, one courthouse with no elevator for the elderly or disabled to reach the courtroom, one courthouse where the judge can hardly see the jury, and many courthouses that are so overcrowded that they cannot meet the demands of their growing populations. In some cou...
Although part of the state was spared the latest round of wintry weather, a few courthouses in Missouri shut down early today. The circuit courts in southern Missouri's Barry, Mississippi, Scott and Stone counties were closing at noon today because of the weather, according to the state courts website. Two of those counties are in the 39th Circuit, and the others are in the 33rd Circuit. To check for updates or additional weather closings, click here.
In an attempt to modernize the court's recordkeeping, St. Louis County bought a high-speed scanner to begin digitizing paper filings. When file clerks turned the scanner on, the lights on the entire floor went out. This building was built in 1970, and no one had even thought of a computer," said Paul Fox, director of judicial administration for St. Louis County, which sees the most cases of any courthouse statewide -- about 100,000 each year. "We just didn't have enough power under the old system, which is the current system. It knocks out the circuits.
NEW YORK - Federal officers who patrol the perimeters of federal courthouses across the country will be reminded that members of the public can shoot pictures and videos in public spaces outside the buildings, according to the terms of the settlement of a lawsuit brought by a photographer who was arrested. The settlement announced Monday was a victory for the First Amendment, the New York Civil Liberties Union said.
PETERSBURG - Police in Petersburg and Prince George are investigating bomb threats that were phoned in to Petersburg Police on Tuesday morning and that led to a delay in court cases here and a closure of court in Prince George County. Petersburg Sheriff Vanessa Crawford said the threat was received by the police department before 9 a.m.
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