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Daily Business Review

Life of Miami Judge Threatened: Florida Man Arrested

"Everybody wants to learn about what they can do to mitigate the risk," said John Muffler, an expert on judicial security who travels across the country holding seminars for judges.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dozens of Judges up for Reelection: These Jurists Face Opposition in May

At least 40 Georgia judges will face opposition in the May 21 general nonpartisan primary election.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

What's on Your Mind? How Juror Questions Alter Texas Civil Trials

"Big picture, juror questions can help the jury feel a sense of ownership over the trial and lead to higher levels of engagement and understanding," according to Daniella Main and Mia Falzarano of Alston & Bird.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court System, Civil Libertarians, Re-Examine Need for Appointed Counsel in Foreclosure Proceedings

Prior to Monday's settlement, state courts routinely failed to make the assessment, plaintiffs counsel from the New York Civil Liberties Union, practitioner Yolande Nicholson, Mehri & Skalet, and Valli Kane & Vagnini said jointly.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Really Good Idea': Judiciary Adopts Policy to Limit Judge Shopping

Lawsuits filed in single-judge divisions and which seek to bar state or federal actions will be randomly assigned among all the judges in the district where the case is lodged.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Here's Everyone Who's Running for Judge in Georgia

Meet the candidates who have qualified to run for judge in the May 21, 2024, nonpartisan primary election.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judges Have Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: Here's What They Said

"I am concerned that AI can be used to alter or even manufacture evidence," said Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole. "I am not sure how we will deal with this or even, in some cases, recognize a problem."
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Administrative Director Give Criminal Justice Reform a 'B-' Before Senate Judiciary Committee

"I did not take Judge Grant's harsh grading as criticism of the system, but instead as a strength or acknowledgment that one of the strengths of the system is that you can make changes as you analyze data and realize things can be improved upon," said Alexander Shalom, the senior supervising attorney and director of Supreme Court advocacy for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

EDPA's New Chief Judge Plans to Advance Efforts to Combat Threats to Judiciary

Goldberg said a wider public understanding that judges strive to be impartial "could help to lessen some of the misconceptions about the judiciary that unfortunately have been created over the last few years."
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Barrage of Suspect Claims' Hampers Altria Class Settlement With Juul Users

At a Wednesday hearing, lawyers predicted that as many as 80% of the claims made in Altria's $45.5 million class settlement over Juul could be invalid or fraudulent.
5 minute read

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