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Texas Judge Wasn't the First to Dress Down Washington Lawyers

The Texas judge who ordered ethics training for a Washington class of U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Thursday joined a small group of judges who have expressly blasted D.C.-based Main Justice attorneys. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen spent the bulk of his 28-page ruling excoriating Main Justice attorneys for perceived shortcomings in Texas' immigration case. On the last page, he expressly noted his ire was only directed to Main Justice, not the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Courts Should Accept Current Technology

New Jersey state court judges' chambers, in the main, still insist on the use of the fax. It is hard to discern a rationale for this.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judicial Branch Announces 61 More Layoffs

The state Judicial Branch announced another 61 layoffs on Friday, bringing the total jobs eliminated to 300, as court administrators seek to bring spending within the budget approved by lawmakers.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

The FRCP Amendments 5 Months Down the Road: Rule 37(e)

A Zapproved webinar brought together e-discovery experts to discuss the impact of the 2015 FRCP amendments. This article focuses on Rule 37(e).
15 minute read

Legaltech News

The FRCP Amendments Five Months Down the Road: Rule 26

In a recent Zapproved webinar, e-discovery experts convened to discuss some of the cases affected by the 2015 FRCP amendments.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Richard Posner Slams 'Stale, Opaque, Confusing Jargon' in Judges' Opinions

Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday continued his yearslong crusade against the overuse of legal jargon in opinions, critiquing judges who deploy commonly used phrases without probing what they mean.
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Law.com

Future Scalia Clerks Find New Homes With Other Justices

At least three of the four law clerks hired by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for the next term will work for other justices. Scalia's four current-term clerks were reassigned to other justices soon after Scalia died on Feb. 13, with two going to work for Justice Clarence Thomas and two for Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

OCA Delays Implementation of New Disciplinary Rules

The state Office of Court Administration will delay implementing revised attorney disciplinary rules for three months until Oct. 1.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Justice Denied in the Bronx

Where there is no realistic or meaningful opportunity to demand a trial—in a system where a person may wait over three years for a trial on a low-level misdemeanor and lose a job in the process—the constitutional underpinnings of plea-bargaining collapse. It is a punishment system, not a trial system.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Dade College Lands Old Federal Courthouse

Miami Dade College leases Miami's decaying former federal courthouse for $1 a year.
2 minute read

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