New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | May 21, 2018
This policy, if adhered to, could actually serve as an incentive to lawyers to take on more pro bono work.
By Marcia Coyle | May 18, 2018
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke favorably of the plan last week during a meeting of the Federal Judges Association in Washington. Justice Elena Kagan said she supports the two-year pilot plan and will "take into account" in her own hiring whether judges and law schools comply with it.
By Cheryl Miller | May 16, 2018
The Rules and Projects Committee unanimously agreed to send the amendments to Rule of Court 10.500, the judiciary's open records guidelines, to the full Judicial Council. If the council authorizes the changes at its May 24 meeting, the expanded-access rule would take effect June 1.
By Tony Mauro | May 16, 2018
Thurgood Marshall's message was clear, and shared by most justices before and since: life-tenured Supreme Court justices don't like to be told when to retire or move on. If anything, hinting that it is time to go seems to stiffen justices' resolve to stay. But presidents and others keep trying.
Daily Business Review | Slideshow
By J. Albert Diaz | May 15, 2018
The Clothing Closet, created in 2013 in memory of the late Broward Circuit Judge Susan J. Aramony, is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a resource…
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | May 14, 2018
We would like to propose that the New Jersey appellate rules be amended so as to require a statement of questions presented in all appellate briefs. We believe that the federal rules serve a very useful purpose.
By Cheryl Miller | May 11, 2018
What to know? The rules don't specifically mention lawyers serving clients in the marijuana industry. In most cases, lawyers can't sleep with their clients. Conflict of interest rules are broader and less case-specific. And more.
By John Council | May 10, 2018
After a dispute with her bailiffs over courtroom security, Dallas County family court Judge Kim Cooks apparently took matters into her own hands by bringing a gun with her on the bench during a recent child custody jury trial, according to a Dallas County Sheriff's Department report obtained by Texas Lawyer.
By Greg Land | May 10, 2018
The race for a seat opening up by the retirement of Superior Court Judge Daniel Coursey has drawn a half-dozen hopefuls wit a wide array of backgrounds and experience.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Alan S. Lederman | May 10, 2018
Soon, individual and corporate taxpayers in Florida and elsewhere in the United States may have the choice of investing their 2018-2025 capital gains in “Qualified Opportunity Funds” rather than paying income taxes currently on such gains.
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