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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Senate President Declares End to Judicial Vacancy Crisis, Bar President Disagrees

"The courts have said they can function with no more than 25 to 30 vacancies," New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy McGoughran said. "We appreciate the Senate's work, but retirements continue to happen and we still have people who have been signed off on whose packages need to be put through."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Amid Heavy Pushback, Historic Nomination to Federal Appellate Bench Faces Uncertain Outcome

Speaking of Mangi, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said, "That he has maintained his pride for our country and commitment to public service despite the false attacks levied against him speaks to his integrity and his preparedness to serve on the Third Circuit. I'm proud to champion his nomination."
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The Legal Intelligencer

How the Commonwealth Court Is Prepping for the 2024 Election Season

"The litigation reflects society at large in some ways," President Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer said. "That is, it's the way people come to resolve differences, and so the tenor of the discussions that you see in society at large then comes into the courtroom."
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Law.com

6th Circuit Revives Woman's Suit Challenging Ohio's Ban on Taking, Sharing Photos of Marked Ballots

While voting in the 2020 general election, Alison Kareem took a photograph with her marked ballot, or a "ballot selfie," which she said she wished to post online to mobilize support for her preferred candidates. However, she did not display the photograph or any other ballot photographs in subsequent elections due to Ohio laws prohibiting the display of marked ballots, Ohio law Sections 3501.35(A)(4) and 3599.20, which the court noted carry potential terms of imprisonment.
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Law.com

Another Defendant Says Motley Rice Should Be Disqualified From Opioid Litigation

Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager facing upcoming bellwether trials over the opioid crisis, filed a March 13 brief referencing a subpoena that Motley Rice member Linda Singer sent to the company on behalf of the city of Chicago.
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Texas Lawyer

Recused: Texas Judge Steps Away From Case Amid Scrutiny of His Investments

The judge was presiding over over litigation contesting a proposed cap on credit card late fees.
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Daily Business Review

'You Can't Do That': Florida Court Sets Precedent in Condo Litigation

"Developers better be darn careful because this is going to cost them millions and millions of dollars," said Glen Waldman, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

7 Nominees Pass Senate Judiciary Committee Despite Public Objections

"You are somebody who has shown, not only your ability to do the job, but to do it well," said Sen. Nellie Pou, D-Bergen and Passaic, of Administrative Law Judge Elissa Mizzone Testa, nominated to succeed Judge Thomas F. Brogan on the Passaic County Superior Court bench. "You have been remarkably regarded and respected in your current field, not only as an attorney, but ... as a judge."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Denied This Attorney's Petition for Reinstatement

"This is exactly the type of scenario rule 3-6.1(f) is intended to guard against," the Florida Supreme Court ruled in the opinion.
3 minute read

Law.com

Come Back With a Warrant: State Court Deems Aerial Observation of Property Using Telephoto Lens Unconstitutional

The Alaska Supreme Court issued an opinion last week declaring the police practice of taking overhead pictures using telephoto lenses without a warrant to be an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment's and Alaska Constitution's protections of privacy.
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