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Malcolm Lucas, Former State Chief Justice, Dies at 89

The conservative judge steered the court through the post-Rose Bird era.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

British Judge Discusses New London Business Court During NY Visit

As business disputes grow in size and complexity, would a specialized court with judges who are experts in the matters, and who could speed up rulings and appeals, be a good idea in the United States? That was among the topics at a discussion given last week by The Hon. Mr. Justice Blair at the Times Square offices of Brown Rudnick.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Chief Judge Urges Continued Focus on Civil Legal Services

Speaking at a Court of Appeals hearing, the state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore, said the job of providing adequate civil legal representation to low-income people is incomplete.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Media Circuses Deny Due Process and Fair Trials

Jurisprudence in the last few decades has wrestled with balancing lawyers' First Amendment rights, the public's right to know, the need for open courts and the accused's rights to a fair trial.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton County's Yolanda Lewis Named President of Court Administrators Council

The administrator of Fulton County Superior Court has been tapped to serve a one-year term as president of Georgia's council of court administrators.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Comment Period Open on Amended Fiduciary Rules

State court administrators are accepting comments until Nov. 15 on a set of proposed changes to the guidelines governing fiduciaries and the oversight of their work.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Despite Controversy, Judge Ling-Cohan Makes Re-Election Ballot

At a nominating convention Thursday evening, delegates of the Manhattan Democratic Party voted overwhelmingly to put Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan on a re-election ballot in November.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

More State Law Libraries Going on Reduced Schedule

Staffing shortages and the state's budget situation have prompted officials to reduce the hours of more of the state's law libraries.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton County Re-Launches Justice System Reinvestment Initiative

Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves is hopeful that a renewed push to move cases through the courts and lower the jail population—coupled with a plan to outsource the county's mental health program to a nonprofit healthcare system—will help alleviate pressure on the county's justice system and allow resources to be shifted toward keeping people out of jail.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

6 New Technologies Raising Questions for Courtrooms

Tech across many industries is producing new data streams. How will the court system adapt to these new data streams in evidence?
7 minute read

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