A judge was mistakenly raided by police after being listed as the accused in her own court order—a bureaucratic blooper so epic it practically scripts itself. It’s a real-life legal whoopsie where the gavel met the battering ram, and somewhere, even “Law & Order” writers are taking notes.

In a plot twist worthy of a legal thriller, Judge Laura Viar found herself at the center of controversy after authorizing a police raid on the Marion County Record. The raid, which targeted the newspaper's office and the home of its 98-year-old co-owner, Joan Meyer, was widely criticized as a violation of press freedoms. The incident led to intense scrutiny of Judge Viar's past, including revelations of two DUI arrests in 2012. This decision left many questioning the accountability mechanisms within the judicial system and the balance between law enforcement actions and First Amendment rights.