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The Recorder

Court Executive Promises Security Review After Explosion Injures 5 in Santa Maria Courthouse

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said Nathaniel McGuire lobbed an improvised explosive device in the Santa Maria courthouse, where he was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Which Courts are Closed and Open? Hurricane Forms off Florida Coast

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 61 of the state's 67 counties.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Explosion in Santa Maria Courthouse Injures Five, Shutters Operations

The court's executive officer told a local news outlet that a man threw a bag outside an arraignment courtroom before the explosion.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

All Rockdale County Courts Relocating to New Judicial Complex

"Our current courthouse, where the Superior Court is located, was built in 1938 by the Roosevelt administration," said Rockdale Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert Mumford. "The major problem with the courthouse, besides its age, is the security arrangements are very difficult because of the layouts of the buildings and the entrances."
3 minute read

The Recorder

California Judge Charged in Wife's Death Is Arrested on Suspicion of Drinking Alcohol While on Bail

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was previously out on $1 million bail. He is charged with the murder of his wife last year and has pleaded not guilty.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Appeals Court Appoints Retired Justice as New Pre-Argument Conference Chair

Angela Mazzarelli will oversee a corps of special masters who meet with the parties to narrow or settle cases before the First Department.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

10 Lawyers Admitted to Practice Before Georgia's High Court

"I agree that the choice to be a lawyer necessarily includes the choice to be a leader," said Jordan Redavid, founding partner of Fischer Redavid. "To me, that means to be a voice or champion for others in need. I look forward to making good on that as a member of this Court."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Nobody Else Knows': These Federal Appeals Courts Have Unique Local Rules

The Ninth Circuit is "the only court that has a rule that actually encourages the lawyers to come in and complain about a delay," said Judge Jon Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Bad Actor Syndrome' in Matrimonial and Family Law: The Misbehaving Spouse or Parent

"All too often such behavior on the part of the bad actor is intentionally designed to place the other party at a psychological or informational disadvantage," write Alton L. Abramowitz and Leigh Baseheart Kahn.
23 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Reptile in the Room: How Bifurcation Benefits Both Sides in Trucking Cases

"Texas House Bill 19, enacted in 2021, was a response to the nuclear verdict trend in trucking cases trial," writes Ryan A. Robelot of Chamblee Ryan.
6 minute read

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