By Cheryl Miller | August 5, 2024
A California Supreme Court ethics committee said in a draft opinion that judges under political attack may want to seek the help of law school faculty or lawyer groups instead of speaking out themselves.
By Colleen Murphy | August 5, 2024
"We join the Coleman family, the legal community, and all those who respect our system of justice in mourning the loss of Justice Coleman," Vito A. Gagliardi Jr., managing principal of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, said in a statement.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 5, 2024
"The subject judges have chosen to boycott the hiring of future graduates of the university as a means to implement their hiring discretion," wrote Priscilla Richman, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. "While reasonable jurists may disagree about the effectiveness of their method and whether it is justified, the judges have not engaged in misconduct."
By Charles Toutant | August 5, 2024
Citing case law from the Third Circuit calling back pay "impermissible retrospective relief" that "necessarily depletes the state treasury," U.S. District Judge Edward Kiel wrote, "I see no reason to stray from this general principle and award plaintiff what is in all practical respects back pay."
By Cedra Mayfield | August 5, 2024
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia has shortlisted a solicitor general and a trial attorney as candidate to fill a new judgeship created by legislation in the Houston Judicial Circuit.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | Ross Todd | August 2, 2024
In this week's Legal Speak episode, retired D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel discusses how his memoir, "Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice," weaves narratives about his legal career and deteriorating vision.
By Jimmy Hoover | August 2, 2024
At a time when the court's approval rating has sagged to near-historic lows, Elena Kagan has appeared sympathetic to progressive and Democratic critics who see the current court as driven by a conservative agenda.
By Michael A. Mora | August 1, 2024
In a response to three questions posed by the federal district court in Miami, Adam Moskowitz, managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm, announced on Thursday that all FTX victims may actually be made "whole" in the multidistrict litigation.
By Emily Saul | August 1, 2024
Trump's lawyers argued that Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan must recuse himself from the case as his daughter's company served as a vendor to Harris' 2020 presidential campaign. This is the third attempt to unseat Merchan, who has so far declined to step aside.
By Katharine Lee | August 1, 2024
Straub was "an exemplary public servant who was deeply committed to justice, integrity, and the rule of law," said Second Circuit Judge José Cabranes.
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