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Daily Business Review

Judge Ribas Has Twin Passions: Legal and Running

Broward Circuit Judge Alberto Ribas Jr. is a veteran prosecutor, triathlete and CrossFit games participant.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Common Pleas Courts Anticipate Boost From Appointments

When Gov. Tom Wolf announced his nominees for 16 interim appointments to Pennsylvania's courts of common pleas, judges around the state let out a sigh of relief. For shorthanded courts, open seats on the bench have meant heavier workloads, scheduling concerns and, in some cases, delays in hearing certain types of cases, judges said.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Leading GCs Urge Senate Action on Garland Nomination

The general counsel of 44 major U.S. companies are urging the U.S. Senate to consider Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

As Judicial Ethics Agency Huddles in Secret, Georgia Bar Lobbyists Say They Will Challenge Its Lack of Transparency

Leaders of the State Bar of Georgia's lobbying team said Thursday that next year they will push state legislators to raise the curtain on parts of meetings of the state's judicial ethics watchdog agency, the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Expand False Claims Act Liability—With Conditions

Health providers, medical and drug companies, educational institutions and others who contract with the federal government avoided a major defeat Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a contested theory of liability under the government's chief fraud-fighting law, but imposed limits on its use.
20 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Judge Suspended for Aiding Family in Feud With Contractor

The New Jersey Supreme Court on June 16 ordered that a local judge be suspended without pay for one month for using the authority of his office to inquire into the criminal history of a home renovation contractor with whom his relatives were in a dispute.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Federal Rules and Regulations: Judges and the FTC at Legaltech West Coast

From LTWC, federal regulators will be taking a more active role in corporate big data, and federal judges will be taking a more active role in e-discovery.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Labarga: Judges Must Act to Protect the Courts

Warding off threats to Florida's justice system requires that the public understands the importance of the courts, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga told 600 judges and lawyers at the Florida Bar Convention's annual judicial luncheon Thursday.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Women Sue Baylor Over School's Alleged Failure to Respond to Rape Complaints

Three women have filed a federal lawsuit against Baylor University in a Waco U.S. District Court, alleging that the university ignored their allegations of sexual assault while they were students.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Merrick Garland to Students: 'You Have to Work for It'

In a rare public appearance, the Supreme Court nominee delivered a commencement address to fifth graders at J.O. Wilson Elementary School.
7 minute read

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