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New York Law Journal

NY Court System and Long Island Court Employees' Union at Odds Over Who Should Hear Disciplinary Rows

Court workers say a provision that requires disputes to be decided by the deputy chief administrative judge was not agreed to by their union.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Where's 'Dondi'?

"The question 'where's 'Dondi'' arises from the portion of the Rule requiring that an order 'recite the papers used on the motion,'" write Katryna L. Kristoferson and David Paul Horowitz.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Alleges Courthouse Security Gave Away Phone, Leading to Publication of Intimate Photos, Videos

A plaintiff who was witnessing a court proceeding was forced to surrender her phone and not given a receipt.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

DOJ, New Jersey Judiciary Settle Over Language Access Discrimination Allegations, Retaliation Against Court Employee

"The judiciary, like the Department of Justice, is committed to ensuring equal access to the courts for all," Peter McAleer, spokesperson for the Administrative Office of the Courts, said in a statement to the Law Journal.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

How a New 3rd Circuit Website Helps Make Court's History 'Come Alive'

"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 15, 2024—Flaster Greenberg, Stradley Ronon

The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently appointed Flaster Greenberg shareholders William Burnett and Jeffrey Cohen to its District IV ethics committee (Burlington and Camden Counties).
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fixing the System: A New Vision for Handling Discovery

Discovery reform is overdue. With it, litigation can conclude faster.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Demonstrative Evidence: Seeing Really Is Believing

"Jurors' brains process visual images 60,000 times faster than text, and jurors have a faster, stronger emotional reaction to visuals than words, alone. Visuals cause emotional reactions in jurors that increase information retention and motivate jurors to act," according to Quentin Brogdon of Crain Brogdon.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge Loses Bid to Force Chief Justice to Testify

"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Serious Issues': Georgia Superior Court of Cobb County Authorizes Judicial Emergency After Software Conversion

As part of the CMS conversion, the Clerk's Office has also "ceased allowing defendants and their attorneys the same level of access to case files as it does the District Attorney's office," according to the notice. The office has also begun charging indigent criminal defendants fees for filing, maintained a high number of vacancies, and turned away litigants, attorneys, and court reporters from its front counter, refusing to accept documents presented for filing.
3 minute read

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