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Statewide Work Group Will Examine Court Security

A state work group including two Miami judges will evaluate courthouse security, the Florida Supreme Court announced Monday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Making 'Montgomery' Meaningful for Juvenile Lifers

The U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, 136 S. Ct. 718 (2016), represent a sea change in the administration of justice for youth in our country. Separately and together, they provide hope, and they represent another rung in the ladder toward more thoughtful and humane sentencing for youth. Miller eliminated mandatory life in prison sentences for youth (under age 18), including homicide offenses, and Montgomery made Miller retroactive. Collectively, they impacted approximately 2,000 cases nationwide, including approximately 500 in Pennsylvania and 300 that originated in Philadelphia County.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sending Test Results Doesn't Qualify as Treatment, Judge Says

A common pleas judge is urging the state Superior Court to agree with his decision to transfer a medical malpractice case from Philadelphia to Berks County, saying the plaintiff's allegations regarding an echocardiogram allegedly improperly sent by a Philadelphia doctor was not enough to keep the case in the city.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Interlocutory or Emergent Appeals and Other Desperate Measures

There are times in an appellate lawyer's career when he has no choice but to file for immediate appellate intervention, and hope that he can grab victory from the jaws of defeat.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vacancy on 2nd Circuit as Judge Takes Senior Status

By the time a new president is elected, there will be at least two new vacancies at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Richard Wesley took senior status on Aug. 1 and Judge Gerard Lynch is set to take senior status effective Sept. 5.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Justice David Borden: A Man for All Seasons

By | August 22, 2016
When asked by a Connecticut Bar Association group how he wanted to be remembered, he answered "as someone who was intellectually honest."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Judge Tweets 'No Thanks' to Supreme Court Nomination

Judge Stephen Dillard, aka @JudgeDillard, says he'll continue to serve on the Georgia Court of Appeals and won't pursue a high court appointment.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Bacote

By | August 22, 2016
Facts, Circumstances of Case Justified Court's Instructions to Jury; Rule 33 New Trial Denied
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Is Philadelphia's Team Leader Approach Sowing Confusion?

The team leader approach at the First Judicial District was instituted decades ago to help the court clear out a stifling backlog and keep the system running efficiently, but according to some lawyers, the system is beginning to show its age.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Albany Judge Faced Rare Anti-Prosecution Ethics Charges

An Albany City Court judge's resignation last week marked a rare instance where a New York judge faced discipline based on allegations of anti-prosecutorial bias. Judge Thomas Keefe's case also reflected the far more common complaint about judges—demeanor from the bench that's in conflict with expectations of how judges should behave under the state's code of judicial ethics.
11 minute read

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