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June 02, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Family Judge Flouted Due Process With Private Check of Defendant's Rap Sheet

A family court judge's impromptu, ex parte criminal background check in a domestic violence case, leading to issuance of a restraining order, violated the defendant's due process rights, a state appeals court rules.
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August 14, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Evidentiary Hearing Necessary In Settlement Agreement Dispute

In reversing a Philadelphia judge, a Commonwealth Court panel has reaffirmed the need for an evidentiary hearing in nearly all circumstances involving a dispute about the existence of a settlement agreement.
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January 28, 2013 | National Law Journal

Avoiding law school in droves

As of mid-January, law school applications have dropped 20 percent from last year (and 2012 was hardly a banner year itself, as the number of applicants fell by nearly 14 percent.) If the trend holds through the final months of the admission cycle, law schools would see a 38 percent crash since their peak in 2010.
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June 25, 2008 | Law.com

Justice Breyer: Use of Foreign Materials Is 'Going to Happen'

It's not such a bad idea to look at foreign legal decisions, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said in a speech Tuesday. In fact, American judges might just learn something. Discussing criticism that turning to foreign courts for guidance impinges on the sovereignty of the U.S. Supreme Court, Breyer said: "The fact is that this sharing of legal ideas is continuing despite it being debated in Congress and in the public. It's going to happen."
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April 30, 2010 | The Recorder

Send in the Clowns

Justice William Bedsworth is hardly even being hyperbolic when he writes this warning: If you don't read the fine print in every contract, you might end up posing half-naked with circus entertainers.
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January 17, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Matter of Jermaine G. (Anonymous), respondent v. Presentment Agency, appellant

Evidence in Defective Depositions Would Be Legally Sufficient to Prove Sex Crimes, Abuse at Trial
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January 14, 2011 | National Law Journal

Judge forecasts 2013 trial date in Toyota MDL

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July 01, 2005 | Law.com

California High Court Leaves Domestic Partners Ruling Intact

The California Supreme Court had Judge Loren McMaster's back Wednesday. When the Sacramento County Superior Court judge upheld an expansion of domestic partner rights last year, his ruling prompted a grassroots effort to knock him off the bench, and an appeal. But the state's high court declined a petition for review in the case, leaving in place an appeals court decision that concluded McMaster had reached the decision "compelled by law."
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April 10, 2013 | Legaltech News

An Independent CCO Is a Compliance Program Requirement

As prosecution risks have increased, so has the role of the chief compliance officer. Companies are fast recognizing the importance of elevating a CCO and protecting their independence.
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March 03, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Opens New Year of Arguments In Pittsburgh

The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear its first arguments of the new year this week in Pittsburgh. The session will be the first presided over by Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy, and the first in which newly-confirmed Justice William H. ...
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