By Adolfo Pesquera | December 6, 2022
Eighth District Court of Appeals Justice Gina M. Palafox authored the opinion and concluded that a statute that had never been interpreted by a court is not among the listed exceptions to the state law's mandatory fee provision.
By Colleen Murphy | November 18, 2022
Meanwhile, newly introduced legislation targets court fees in name change matters.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 1, 2022
"A judicial spouse could earn untold sums, via legal or consulting work, from entities that have cases before their husband or wife, and the public would be none the wiser, so long as the entities paid their employer and not the spouse directly," read a statement by Fix The Court, a New York-based advocacy group.
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 4, 2022
Franklin Center suggests ... the Public Information Act displaces the burden-shifting framework (governing) assertions of the privilege and that records of attorney-client communications ... are not privileged. - Texas Attorney General
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By Allison Dunn | September 30, 2022
"I'm certainly glad that the court recognized that invoices written by a lawyer whose engaged to do an investigation were subject to the privilege," said the plaintiff's attorney, Michael Harrington, partner of FordHarrison in Hartford. "In the public sector, you have this additional concern about making the situation worse because it is publicized later. In this particular case, a lot of folks expressed to the lawyer who did the investigation ... employees were definitely expressing hesitancy about speaking out because the investigation concerned investigating the mayor. I think the court was right to recognize that."
By Allison Dunn | September 20, 2022
"I think the decision provides insight into how to assess the reasonableness of imposing GPS monitoring as a condition of probation," Roderick's attorney, Edward Crane, a solo practitioner, told Law.com. "A few points are the most critical. First, the commonwealth has the burden of establishing reasonableness and thus has to provide the judge with an address around which a GPS exclusion zone will be created. Second, a serious offense does not automatically establish the reasonableness of GPS monitoring. Lastly, a defendant's criminal history is very important in assessing reasonableness."
By Avalon Zoppo | August 19, 2022
"Because the department did not tie the memorandum to deliberations about the relevant decision, the department failed to justify its reliance on the deliberative-process privilege," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote.
By Everett Catts | August 3, 2022
"In a limited public forum, the government 'may be justified in reserving its forum for certain groups or for the discussion of certain topics.' Good News Club v. Milford Cent. Sch., 533 U.S. 98, 106 (2001)," a three-judge panel wrote in its opinion.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 20, 2022
The lawsuit, considered a case of first impression by the appellate court, asked whether a dispute over cost could be considered a refusal to make information available.
By Cheryl Miller | July 12, 2022
AB 2962, inspired by a legislative staffer's frustration at the costs of a court case search, would allow courts to continue charging fees for commercial users.
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