Las Vegas Sun

How do you know when a judge is threatening you? When he says it isn’t a threat. Just a “wish.” A “gentle wish,” even. Stick around long enough and you think you might cease to be surprised by the behavior of elected officials. But what Judge Allan Earl did during a hearing on Nov. 7 stuns me — I have just obtained a transcript — and should disgust, terrify and outrage anyone who cares about freedom of speech and freedom of the press.