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Judge Strikes Down Death Penalty Law Without Unanimous Jury

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch rules anything short of a unanimous jury decision is unconstitutional.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Missing 20 Cents Knocks Attorney out of Miami-Dade Race for Judge

A 20-cent shortfall on Daniel Espinosa's check to run for a Miami-Dade circuit seat means his campaign is over before it started.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Judges Are Sparse on 'Best' Speech List

Colleges and universities looking to inspire their graduates don't think many lawyers and judges will get the job done, according to a list of 354 of the "best commencement speeches, ever" compiled by National Public Radio.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Alito Writes Praise for Novel That Promotes Chief Justice to Pope

The new edition of a 37-year-old Supreme Court novel in which the chief justice is promoted to pope features a foreword by a real Supreme Court justice: Samuel Alito Jr. The book's late author, Walter Murphy, a political science professor at Princeton University, was Alito's senior thesis adviser. Alito writes, after re-reading the book: "I was struck by the things, both big and small, that Murphy somehow anticipated." The main character, Alito says, "shares some personal traits with Robert Bork," who was nominated to the high court eight years after the book came out.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

North Carolina Turns to Prominent Conservative Lawyer to Defend 'Bathroom' Law

A go-to lawyer for Republican governors facing scandal and controversy, solo practitioner Karl "Butch" Bowers Jr., will represent North Carolina Gov. Patrick McCrory as he defends a state law that requires transgender state employees to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificates.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

What Would Nino Do With Garland's Nomination?

OPINION: As a recent immigration case before the justices shows, a divided court creates dysfunction.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justice Clarence Thomas Recalls Lessons from Rural South Georgia

Growing up on a farm in South Georgia gave him a helpful perspective on his future career, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said during a hallway conversation Friday following a judicial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

25 South Florida Judicial Races Set for August Primary

Candidates have filed for 11 circuit races and 14 county court races in the Aug. 30 primary.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Koh Keeps Quiet at 'No-Poach' Hearing

"This is my new policy," the judge told lawyers for Pixar, Dreamworks and other animation studios opposing a motion for class certification.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Federal Judge Vacates Rule 11 Sanctions Order: Win for Pro Se Plaintiffs and Former Attorney

U.S. Senior District Judge David Ezra in Austin vacated his previous Rule 11 sanctions order against plaintiffs and their former lawyer.
3 minute read

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