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  "path": "/2026/03/28/florida-judge-faces-discipline-after-asking-black-defendant-you-ever-chopped-cotton-before.html",
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    "told attorneys to \"shut up,\" and another where he asked a Black defendant if she \"ever chopped cotton.\"",
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    "Florida judge faces discipline after asking black defendant \"you ever chopped cotton before?\"",
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  "textContent": "A Florida judge can expect an official reprimand over two courtroom shenanigans: one in which he told attorneys to \"shut up,\" and another where he asked a Black defendant if she \"ever chopped cotton.\" Florida's Judicial Qualifications Commission determined that Judge John E. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Florida judge faces discipline after asking black defendant \"you ever chopped cotton before?\" appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Florida judge faces discipline after asking black defendant \"you ever chopped cotton before?\""
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