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National Law Journal

Trump Win Is Bad News for Obama Court Picks

It's not just Merrick Garland who saw confirmation hopes dashed in Tuesday's election. Prospects are beyond bleak for the president's 52 pending district and circuit court nominees.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Win Will Change the Supreme Court, but Not 'Automatically'

President-elect Donald Trump said during the last debate in October that if he became president, the U.S. Supreme Court would "automatically" overturn Roe v. Wade, sending the contentious issue of abortion back to the states. But the high court does not make change "automatically"—or quickly.
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

E. Barrett Prettyman Jr., Hogan Leader and Longtime Mentor of Supreme Court Advocates, Dies at 91

E. Barrett Prettyman Jr., who died at the age of 91 on Nov. 4, knew pretty much all there was to know about the Supreme Court and the lawyers who argued before it.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Report Calls for Push to Improve Court Access for Persons With Disabilities

Court officials have made it a priority to increase access to justice for low-income New Yorkers, but more should be done to accommodate disabled litigants by raising awareness of its Americans with Disabilities Act liaison program, a legal services provider says in a new report.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Slideshow: Scalia Clerks, aka the 'Clerkerati,' Pay Tribute to Mentor

By | November 04, 2016
For the first time in history Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a live broadcast from inside the building for an event honoring the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

State to Allow Skype, E-filing to Secure TPOs for Victims

Court administrators are introducing a new program they say will empower victims of domestic violence to use e-filing and Skype videoconferencing to communicate with courts when seeking emergency temporary orders of protection.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

AOC's Judge Grant addresses filing fees at board meeting

By | November 04, 2016
Judge Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the AOC, addressed the upcoming launch of criminal justice reform and the increased filing fees that will provide funding
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLAG's Pro Se Clinic Opens for Business in the Southern District

Pro se litigants and the docket of the Southern District of New York will both get a boost with the launch of a new clinic in Lower Manhattan that will provide free advice to litigants who can't afford a lawyer.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

With Online Bail Payments, City Hall Aims to Curtail Unnecessary Jail Stays

Friends and family of persons incarcerated in New York City Department of Correction facilities will have the option of posting bail online, part of a larger effort to reform the bail system and reduce reliance on cash bail and to make posting easier, the de Blasio administration announced Tuesday.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Groups Challenge Judiciary's 2014 Fee Hikes

The Bergen, Passaic and Middlesex county bar associations filed suit against the state and the N.J. Supreme Court Oct. 19 challenging a 2014 measure increasing filing fees in the state by more than $42 million to fund a variety of initiatives.
8 minute read

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