By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 15, 2017
A federal appeals court held that a district judge was wrong to rule on a motion to dismiss before considering whether the dispute had to be resolved through arbitration.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 15, 2017
Idee C. Fox Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Fox took over the role of supervising judge of the civil trial division of the Philadelphia Court of Common…
By ROBERT STORACE | June 14, 2017
An expert on DUI law in Connecticut, James O. Ruane has been an early adopter of the latest technology in defending Connecticut residents in DUI cases since 1988.
By R. Robin McDonald | June 14, 2017
The same day the State Bar of Georgia publicly reprimanded the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives for an ethics violation involving one of his former clients, Speaker David Ralston appointed the attorney who had defended him during the course of the ethics probe as one of his two representatives to the state's judicial watchdog agency.
By Cheryl Miller | June 14, 2017
A Napa County judge faces reprimand for allegedly stealing—and later returning—several pricey business card holders from a San Francisco social club. A commission accused Superior Court Judge Michael Williams of willful misconduct, prejudicial conduct that brings disrepute to the judicial office and improper action. Williams blamed his actions on an "unexplainable impulse."
By Marcia Coyle | June 14, 2017
Lower courts don't offer much guidance on how to resolve clashes between presidential speech and the U.S. Justice Department's litigation positions, Kate Shaw of Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law found in a forthcoming article. In "Beyond the Bully Pulpit: Presidential Speech in the Courts," Shaw undertook what she called "the first systematic examination of presidential speech in the courts." Shaw talks about her review in this Q&A with senior Washington correspondent Marcia Coyle.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 13, 2017
The lawyer for Claud "Tex" McIver releases a statement after a judge orders that his client, an attorney accused of murdering his wife, remain in jail until his trial, which is set for Oct. 30.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 13, 2017
Gov. Nathan Deal has responded to the shooting of two Georgia Department of Corrections officers Tuesday with this simple promise: "Fugitives will be brought to justice."
By Karen Sloan | June 13, 2017
Kay, who served as dean at University of California, Berkeley School of Law from 1992 to 2000, passed away in her sleep.
By Michael Booth | June 13, 2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday nominated five lawyers to be judges of the Superior Court, the Office of Administrative Law and the Workers' Compensation Court.
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