By Jenna Greene | May 1, 2017
Add this to the list of things judges don't like: When they make an erudite ruling from the bench dismissing a suit—and five seconds later are told by the plaintiffs' lawyers that there's a new witness, and could they please re-file the case? Yes, apples are juicy and delicious, but how many bites do you get?
By Karen Sloan | May 1, 2017
The former judge's appointment is the latest in a wave of women landing law dean jobs.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 1, 2017
Oral argument—the once commonplace art of making one's case before the judge—is slipping into obscurity in the nation's federal courtrooms after steadily going out of fashion.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 1, 2017
Despite having only one month to finish reviewing 148,000 documents, indicted Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams' lawyer says he'll be prepared to defend his client at the May 31 trial.
By John Council | May 1, 2017
A Dallas lawyer convinced an Eastern District of Texas federal jury that General Electric had monopoly power over an anesthesia gas machine repair business and won $43.8 million in damages for 17 plaintiffs. Under the Sherman Act, the recovery is subject to trebling to $131.4 million.
By Andrew Denney | April 28, 2017
Two weeks since the body of New York Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam was found in the Hudson River, more questions continue to swirl around her death than answers.
By Marcia Coyle | April 28, 2017
In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books. Justices cite books for a variety of reasons, Yale Law School's Linda Greenhouse, a veteran high court observer, writes in "The Books of the Justices" in the latest Michigan Law Review.
By Michael Booth | April 27, 2017
A state ethics committee has dismissed complaints filed against two state legislators and an embattled state judge, Philip Maenza.
By Ross Todd | April 27, 2017
While the president has taken to Twitter to air his complaints about the Ninth Circuit, the White House Counsel's Office is taking steps to fill four vacant seats on the court.
By Jenna Greene | April 27, 2017
I admit, I have a judge crush on William Orrick III, whose place in my affection was cemented when he blocked President Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities. And while he may be a "single, unelected judge," it's a good bet that he knows more about immigration law than the entire White House staff.
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