Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: New Orleans judge files criminal case against CBS affiliate over reporting

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Kimya Holmes’ lawsuit over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer exists</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-orleans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">New Orleans</a> state court judge filed a police complaint against a local CBS affiliate after it aired a segment scrutinizing a real-estate transaction in which she was involved, with the jurist invoking a section of law that no longer carries criminal penalties, according to the journalist who reported the story.</p><p>The situation centering on New Orleans criminal court judge Kimya Holmes and investigative reporter <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/david-hammer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">David Hammer</a> was only the latest in a series of high-profile matters pitting Louisiana journalists against members of the state’s court system.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/new-orleans-judge-criminal-case-cbs-affiliate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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