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July 17, 2009 |

Los Angeles Superior Court Survives Its First Furlough

Los Angeles County Superior Court survived the first of 12 days of self-imposed job furloughs Wednesday. But that didn't mean judges weren't busy. "It was a long day yesterday," said Presiding Judge Charles "Tim" McCoy, who began an arduous, daylong series of interviews with reporters at 3 a.m. The court, which faces an estimated shortfall of almost $138 million during the fiscal year that began on July 1, has taken the unprecedented step of voluntarily furloughing employees on the third Wednesday of each month.
3 minute read
November 20, 2006 |

Nager Looked to Abramoff for Judgeship

Jones Day's Glen Nager (right) looked to Jack Abramoff to help win a judgeship. It didn't work out, and now the effort is memorialized in a government report on the disgraced lobbyist's activities.
13 minute read
March 09, 2011 |

Senate OKs Patent Overhaul Bill

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March 24, 2010 |

Breyer and Scalia Take Their Road Show Inside

Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer have nearly perfected the stylized debate they have from time to time in front of audiences around the country. With a mix of bluster and bravado, the two present their conflicting views of statutory and constitutional interpretation and the role of judges, to the amusement of those listening. In a discussion Tuesday night sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society, Scalia and Breyer reprised their debate at the Supreme Court itself.
4 minute read
June 27, 2012 |

Rutgers Webcam Case Underscores Uneven Treatment of Immigrants

The outcome of the Dharun Ravi webcam case is illustrative of the disproportionate punishment our immigration laws impose on low-profile immigrants.
4 minute read
January 18, 2010 |

Former Coach Mike Leach Files Amended Petition Against Texas Tech

In his petition filed against Texas Tech University, Mike Leach, the school's former football coach, brings a number of claims against his former employer, including breach of contract, wrongful termination, defamation, fraud in the inducement and negligent misrepresentation. Leach also alleges Texas Tech violated the Texas Whistleblower Act and his constitutional right to due process, among other things.
3 minute read
August 04, 2009 |

Panel Applies 'Aggravated Circumstances' to Siblings in Custody Cases

The definition of "aggravated circumstances" in child custody law can apply to siblings as well as parents, the state Superior Court has ruled.
6 minute read
January 25, 2013 |

Slight GOP Opposition Can't Stop Confirmation

The General Assembly last week confirmed Andrew J. McDonald, a former Democratic state senator and longtime confidant of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as the first openly gay justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
4 minute read
December 08, 2008 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
3 minute read
November 30, 2012 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.
5 minute read

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