By Ross Todd | August 13, 2024
Two U.S. District Senior Judges—Marcia Krieger in Denver and Senior Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle—and Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pamela Gates shared their thoughts on the collective wisdom of jurors during a program sponsored by the Berkeley Judicial Institute earlier this month.
By Charles Toutant | August 12, 2024
"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | August 9, 2024
"One of the pioneers on the subject of sentence equality and avoidance of undue disparity in sentencing," Justice James Coleman Jr. had a unique "zeal for justice," writes the Law Journal Editorial Board.
By Lisa Willis | August 9, 2024
"The judge signed off on the half-truths and untruths that are in [the order]. Maybe I'll get an audience in front of this judge. If not, we'll take it up on appeal," the attorney said.
New York Law Journal | Best Practices|Commentary
By David B. Saxe | August 9, 2024
Hon. David B Saxe (ret.) offers some important advice to new judges "in the hope that it may ease the pathway for some and perhaps provide some useful nuggets that may help them ease into their judicial careers."
By Avalon Zoppo | August 9, 2024
"Bruen has proven to be a labyrinth for lower courts, including our own, with only the one-dimensional history-and-tradition test as a compass," wrote Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, adding that Rahimi has provided "little" clarity.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | August 8, 2024
"Our friends in dissent would rule the Maryland statute unconstitutional," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for the court. "They would go so far as to uphold a facial challenge to the enactment, meaning that there is no conceivable weapon, no matter how dangerous, to which the Act's proscriptions can validly be applied."
By Emily Saul | August 8, 2024
U.S. District Judge Gary Brown said an extrinsic factor "looms large in nearly every bail and sentencing determination made in this judicial district: the dangerous, barbaric conditions that have existed for some time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn."
By Colleen Murphy | August 8, 2024
"I want people to remember me fondly as a member of the court at every level and, frankly, at every job," retiring Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "That is the best I could ask for."
By Linda A. Thompson | August 7, 2024
It appears to be the first time a Dutch judge has used generative AI as part of his legal reasoning.
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