By Cedra Mayfield | August 31, 2021
Labor Day Weekend will kick off a littler earlier this year in the Georgia legal community with at least two prominent courts closing their doors Friday. But the closure isn't aimed at giving lawyers an added break. Instead, it's part of an initiative to boost vaccination rates throughout the Peach State. And not all courts are taking part in the one-day shutdown.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | August 27, 2021
"I would not permit hoary notions about some 'common sense of the community' or some mantra about a 'sense of decency, propriety, and morality which most people entertain' to continue stumbling and bumbling forward in Pennsylvania law," Justin David Wecht said.
By Alaina Lancaster | August 26, 2021
"Given the stakes for capital defendants, the prosecution, and the justice system, I urge this court, as well as other responsible officials sworn to uphold the Constitution, to revisit this issue at an appropriate time," wrote California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 26, 2021
"I wasn't prepared to argue on some of the questions that I thought were extraneous to the record," said Brent Savage of Savage Turner Durham Pinckney.
By Katheryn Tucker | August 26, 2021
"We're pleased that the Fourth Circuit recognized that the extreme racism of Roof's belief system was not connected to his purported autism diagnosis," said Samantha Crane, legal director for Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 25, 2021
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether criminal defendants who are ordered to pay court costs should be forced to do so without having their ability to pay assessed at a hearing.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp | August 24, 2021
In this month's Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a unanimous decision in which the Second Circuit held that parole officers' searches of parolees are governed by the "special needs" exception to the Fourth Amendment's default requirement that a law enforcement-related search be conducted pursuant to a showing of probable cause and a warrant.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Rolando T. Acosta | August 24, 2021
"The Appellate Division, First Department remains open for business, and our judges and staff remain dedicated to serving the public with excellence."
By Paul Shechtman | August 20, 2021
The Court was often divided—there were dissenting opinions in almost half of the cases, and many dissents were sharply written.
By Tom McParland | August 18, 2021
The panel said the late Judge Jack B. Weinstein's decision failed to balance the defendant's need for rehabilitation with ensuring adequate punishment and promoting respect for the law.
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