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New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Court too Lenient on Convicted Rapist

Based on the heinous nature of the facts, this author respectfully disagrees with a recent appellate decision.
7 minutes read

Daily Business Review

Fort Lauderdale Litigator Set to Take Office as Broward Judge

Gunster litigator Fabienne Fahnestock was appointed to the Broward Circuit bench.
2 minutes read

National Law Journal

D.C. Circuit's Brett Kavanaugh Doubles Down on Criticism of CFPB

Back in October, Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, wrote a 101-page majority ruling assailing the "massive, unchecked" power of the single director-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Kavanaugh recently got a second chance to weigh in—weeks before the full D.C. Circuit will take a fresh look at mortgage lender PHH Corp.'s claims. Writing in an unrelated case, Kavanaugh predicted the D.C. Circuit—or the U.S. Supreme Court—will find the structure of the agency unconstitutional.
12 minutes read

Daily Business Review

When Your New Neighbor Is a Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice

After several conversations with this esteemed justice, at age 96, he maintains that same intellectual sharpness today for which he was so famous on our nation's highest bench.
5 minutes read

Daily Business Review

Retired Judge Frank Shepherd Joins GrayRobinson in Miami

Recently retired Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge Frank A. Shepherd has joined GrayRobinson's Miami office as a shareholder.
4 minutes read

Daily Business Review

North Florida Judge Hit With 6-Month Suspension

The state Supreme Court ordered a six-month suspension and other penalties for a North Florida judge who has been the focus of potential impeachment proceedings launched by House Speaker Richard Corcoran.
5 minutes read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Mayor's Budget Proposes 5 Percent Hike for FJD, 2 Percent for DA

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's proposed 2018 fiscal year budget includes a slight increase for the city's justice system.
5 minutes read

The American Lawyer

JAMS Loses Bid to Avoid Trial on Resume-Padding Charges

A judge Friday ruled JAMS was not entitled judicial immunity or litigation privilege in an attempt to avoid trial.
9 minutes read

The Legal Intelligencer

Where in Pa. Is Bill Cosby's Impartial Jury?

There's no simple formula for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to choose the jury's home county, and finding impartial jurors anywhere in the state will be no easy feat.
10 minutes read

New York Law Journal

Former Town Justices Admit to Sex for Favorable Rulings

A former upstate judge on Friday became the second local judge this year to plead guilty to abusing his position by giving favorable rulings to defendants in exchange for sexual favors, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office said.
3 minutes read

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