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For Trump's Big SCOTUS Reveal, He Might Take Some Tips From LeBron James

It's perfect, really. Our television ratings-obsessed, former reality star president is going to announce his Supreme Court pick live during primetime on Tuesday evening. He might look to NBA star LeBron James for pointers on how to announce "The Decision."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Eyes Shift to Hardiman as Trump Prepares His Supreme Court Pick

As President Donald Trump prepares to announce on Tuesday night his nominee to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, all eyes in Pennsylvania are on Pittsburgh's Thomas Hardiman.
17 minute read

Daily Business Review

Police Entitled to Immunity in Excessive Force Flashbang Suit, 11th Circuit Rules

A woman severely burned by an explosion from a grenade thrown while she was sleeping cannot sue.
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National Law Journal

Trump's Sister, 'High' on Hardiman for SCOTUS, Doesn't Always Agree With Him

Donald Trump's sister, federal appeals Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, might be "high" on her colleague Thomas Hardiman as a potential U.S. Supreme Court justice. But Barry and Hardiman are hardly ideological soulmates. By no means an exhaustive search, here are some highlights from cases in which Hardiman and Barry found common ground—and from those disputes where they didn't see eye to eye.
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New York Law Journal

State Lawmakers to Review Wilson Nomination Friday

The state Senate's Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Feb. 6 to consider the nomination of Rowan Wilson, a Cravath, Swaine & Moore partner, for a seat on the state Court of Appeals.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

St. John's Law Recognizes Bellacosa

By | January 30, 2017
St. John's University School of Law presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to former state Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Bellacosa during its annual alumni association lunch on Friday.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Picking a Jury in NJ: A Guide to Garden State Voir Dire

A discussion of the current status of voir dire in New Jersey and some strategies for conducting jury selection.
17 minute read

Legaltech News

Federal Judges Say Attorneys' Lack of E-discovery Acumen Still Plagues Federal Courts

An Exterro survey found federal judges consider attorneys' e-discovery knowledge inadequate to counsel clients, despite some improvements in e-discovery competency.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Posner's Barbs Emphasize Need for Commentary Restraints

We believe there should be ethical limits on comments about the judiciary from within in terms of their impact on the public's perception of the fairness and competence of its decision-making—and, in turn, on the public's confidence in the judiciary.
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National Law Journal

Trump Sets Prime-Time Supreme Court Announcement

Trying to suss out how closely President Donald Trump's potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees are to the late Justice Antonin Scalia is not, of course, an exact science. Three recent reports, however, attempt to do just that—weighing the "Scalia-ness" of the next high-court nominee. Trump said he will announce his pick Tuesday night.
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