By Cheryl Miller | May 25, 2017
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the state Supreme Court chambers were flooded with calls from "profane and very angry people" after she asked federal officials in March to stop arresting undocumented immigrants in state courthouses. "If I couldn't speak out as chief justice, I don't know who could," she said Thursday.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 25, 2017
After Elizabeth Young's son was arrested for selling $140 worth of marijuana, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office seized her Cobbs Creek home and her car through civil forfeiture—a controversial practice that has garnered widespread outrage throughout the country.
By Michael Booth | May 25, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a decision awarding a shore apartment complex owner coverage in excess of its $1 million policy for debris cleanup after Superstorm Sandy.
By Jenna Greene | May 24, 2017
Poor U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin. The West Virginia judge had the biggest backlog of any federal judge in the country, with 20,139 cases pending for more than three years, according to a new report. Who else is in the slow lane?
By ROBERT STORACE | May 24, 2017
Bradford Barneys was suspended for working as the attorney on behalf of the man who defrauded homeowners struggling with mortgage payments.
By Andrew Denney | May 24, 2017
While her death remains under investigation, Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who was found floating in the Hudson River on April 12, will be honored on Friday at a public memorial in Manhattan.
By Ian Lopez | May 23, 2017
E-discovery pioneer Judge Nan Nolan is joining Redgrave as of counsel. She recently provided Legaltech News with her views on e-discovery and some thoughts on her career.
By Jason Grant | May 23, 2017
A day after being named presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, Rolando Acosta said he was honored to have the chance to "implement changes that will be impacting" the court.
By Celia Ampel | May 22, 2017
In the Southern District of Florida, one judge is responsible for most of the slowest-moving cases.
By Cheryl Miller | May 22, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday appointed 23 trial court judges, including four in the Bay Area.
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