· New York Magazine · By Brett Smiley · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
New York Magazine reports that Montana Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull used his official email to circulate a racist joke about President Barack Obama. Shahid points to the federal judicial code requiring judges to avoid both impropriety and its appearance, while public criticism and calls for resignation followed.
The incident arose only months after the ICE email controversy, making official use of racist material a recurring Montana civil-rights issue rather than an isolated private lapse.