A Miami child welfare judge, angered by apparent leaks of a custody hearing to a reporter, has asked over 30 Florida child welfare workers to appear before her to sign statements verifying that they were not the leakers.
A retired judge says that although unusual, the judge was acting within her authority to demand the signatures to enforce the gag order and protect children. -db
From the Miami Herald, October 25, 2011, by Carol Marbin Miller.