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New York Law Journal

Proposal Aims to Improve Foreclosure Process Tracking

The state Office of Court Administration has opened a period for public comment on an administration proposal to require two new pieces of paperwork in settlement conferences required by New York courts in residential foreclosures.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Nominees Chosen In Limited Primary Balloting

A handful of candidates received the Democratic Party nomination for judgeships on Tuesday, including Manhattan Civil Court Judge Sabrina Kraus in her contest against colleague Susan Avery.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Jurisdictional Boundaries

Many states still take their sovereignty seriously and will not hesitate to haul out-of-state lawyers into their disciplinary courts if they believe they are fishing without a license.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

15 Years After 9/11, NYC Federal Courts Remain Resilient

The heroism of firefighters, police, and the EMTs who threw themselves into the catastrophe on Sept. 11, 2001, was the first sign of resiliency for the city as a whole and, in particular, Lower Manhattan, the seat of city government and home of New York's city, state and federal judicial systems.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State Senator Named in Suit Over Linden City Court

A civil rights suit claiming a pattern of due process violations in Linden Municipal Court has been amended to name state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the city's municipal prosecutor, as a defendant—though Scutari has denied the document's accusations.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

First Trial Ends With Brawling Jurors, Second With a Defense Verdict

A few months after a jury room fight caused a mistrial in a highway wreck case, a Clayton County jury returned a defense verdict for the John Doe driver who was accused of causing the wreck.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What's Wrong With PACER

I confirmed a number of disconcerting facts about PACER (the acronym for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The most important is this: PACER would better serve the public if it had better functionality.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

Latham & Watkins Partner Nominated to D.C. Federal Court

Abid Qureshi, the global chairman of Latham & Watkins' pro bono practice, would be the first Muslim to serve as a federal judge, if confirmed.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court to Weigh Severity of Sanction for Judge's Anger

The severity of punishment for a judge accused of displaying "explosive anger" will be among the issues before the Court of Appeals on Tuesday when it resumes its 2016 session.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Judges to Receive Misdemeanor Bench Guide

Georgia judges will soon have an easily accessible guide to use when dealing misdemeanor defendants and probationers.
2 minute read

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