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The Recorder

No Big Bump in Funds for State Courts

Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget calls for moving open judge slots to different counties.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

George Mason Law Faculty Declares Support for School's 'Scalia' Name Change

The faculty of George Mason University School of Law on Thursday struck back against campus critics who oppose the school's renaming in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
8 minute read

Law.com

Future Scalia Clerks Find New Homes With Other Justices

At least three of the four law clerks hired by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for the next term will work for other justices. Scalia's four current-term clerks were reassigned to other justices soon after Scalia died on Feb. 13, with two going to work for Justice Clarence Thomas and two for Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: George Mason Profs Support 'Scalia Law' Renaming | Judge Paul Grewal Takes Facebook Job

George Mason law professors support renaming the school in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Paul Grewal, a federal magistrate in California, is taking a legal post at Facebook. The Supreme Court last night split 4-4 in a death case, a ruling that keeps in place the Eleventh Circuit's execution stay. SEC Chair Mary Jo White criticizes pending legislation that she says would hamper law enforcement. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Bar Council Fetes Lindsay

The Federal Bar Council recognized Eastern District Judge Arlene Lindsay at the group's annual reception Wednesday.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Cagey on Vice Presidential Bid, Gingrich Says SCOTUS Vacancy Could Help Trump

Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich hasn't ruled out the possibility of joining Donald Trump's presumptive Republican presidential ticket, but he is sure about one thing: There is no way Merrick Garland will be confirmed before November.
13 minute read

Law.com

Bob McDonnell Ruling Will Not Legalize Corruption

OPINION: You don't have to be a lover of the U.S. Supreme Court's noxious Citizens United v. FEC case to be troubled by the corruption prosecution of Virginia governor Bob McDonnell.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cobb County Bench Bows Out of Recusal Bids For Judge Drawing Fire From Video Recordings

The entire Cobb County bench has recused from deciding at least six motions by criminal defendants who want Superior Court Judge Reuben Green removed from their cases.
13 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Grewal to Leave Bench for Facebook

The federal magistrate judge will join Facebook next month as vice president and deputy general counsel of litigation.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Misconduct Claims Against Ex-D.C. Judge Face New Scrutiny

A committee of federal judges will review a misconduct complaint against Richard Roberts, the former chief judge of the federal district court in Washington who retired amid allegations that he sexually abused a teenage witness decades ago.
10 minute read

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