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Connecticut Law Tribune

Landlord Dispute Heads to Arbitration After $240,000 Judgment for Tenant

Most of the award covered emotional distress after a Superior Court judge determined the landlord retaliated against the tenant for filing a complaint with the city of Hartford.
8 minutes read

The Recorder

Courts Plead With California Governor for $159M in More Funding

Judges and executives representing 49 trial courts are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to add $159 million to the judiciary's budget, saying his hold-the-line spending plan will lead to employee layoffs and courtroom closures.
6 minutes read

National Law Journal

John Roberts, in Border-Shooting Case, Raises Specter of Drone Killings

U.S. Supreme Court arguments Tuesday over the cross-border shooting of a Mexican teenager by a federal border officer moved deeper into uncharted legal territory when Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. raised the specter of drone shootings.
11 minutes read

Litigation Daily

Neil Gorsuch's 'Law's Irony' Makes High Court Appearance

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's thinking on deference to federal agencies and the ever-increasing number of federal criminal statutes could make an appearance next week in the U.S. Supreme Court. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in an amicus brief, quoted some of Gorsuch's remarks in his speech "Law's Irony," where he questioned whether the scope of U.S. criminal statutes had stretched too far.
10 minutes read

The Recorder

Obama Puts Stamp on Patent Litigation With Northern District of Calif. Appointees

Although President Barack Obama's time in office is complete, his impact on patent litigation in the Northern District of California is only beginning to be fully felt. Between 2010 and 2014, President Obama appointed 11 of the district's 14 current full-time district judges. Only the Southern District of New York is filled with more Obama appointees.
17 minutes read

New Jersey Law Journal

So Political!

In this time of "change" that elected our new president, it's time for us to take care of business at home and reform our municipal courts.
8 minutes read

New Jersey Law Journal

Stop Disparaging Judges

Coming from the president, such statements are reprehensible and must be condemned in the strongest terms by all who subscribe to the principles of separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary—two of the most important bedrocks of our system of government. We do so here.
8 minutes read

National Law Journal

Judge Gorsuch and the Wild, Wild West of Religious Liberty

OPINION: A solid defender of religious expression, the SCOTUS nominee also knows its limits.
8 minutes read

The Legal Intelligencer

Shooting at Runaway Driver Not Excessive Force, Court Rules

Holding that the law isn't clear as to whether shooting at a suspect fleeing in a vehicle is acceptable, a federal appeals court nonetheless upheld the dismissal of an excessive force case against two Fayette County police officers.
9 minutes read

Legaltech News

District Judge, Set to Rule on Online Actor-Age Law, Spars With Its Defenders

U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria made clear Thursday morning that he thought the law violated the First Amendment, although he held off ruling from the bench.
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