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Judicial Retirement Age Ballot Question in Limbo

The question over judicial retirement was put to voters, whether it was official or not. But whether the question—and the answers—will count is an issue for Pennsylvania's courts to decide.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Making Them Pay

By | April 29, 2016
Since the U.S. Supreme Court reset the rules for fee-shifting in patent cases two years ago, district judges have since awarded fees in 63 reported decisions out of 168 petitions—about 38 percent of the time. Roughly half the awards have come in competitor cases (blue) and half have come in NPE cases (red). Hover over each case to see details including presiding judge, district and the amount awarded.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Miranda': Moving Beyond Mere Words

Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, writes: By bringing to fruition the promise of Miranda and providing more than mere words to the indigent person charged with a crime, our state can move closer to providing equal justice to all of its citizens.
17 minute read

Daily Business Review

Knowledge of Latin and Greek Paved Judge Kollra's Path to Law School

Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra comes from a coal-mining town but focused on Latin to prepare him for the LSAT vocabulary.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Governor Rick Scott Tries for Diversity on Bench, But Not a Top Priority

Gov. Rick Scott told a group of Miami-Dade lawyers and judges that diversity is not his top priority when it comes to choosing judges.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Applications Sought for Palm Beach Judicial Opening

The resignation of Palm Beach County Court Judge Laura Johnson leaves three openings on the bench.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision Was Product of Multi-Century Struggle

Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: The 'Miranda' rule did not emerge from a historical vacuum—it was actually the capstone of a multi-century struggle in Anglo-American jurisprudence to enforce the evidentiary rule against admitting involuntary confessions.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Better Protection of Rights Through Judicial Excellence

Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, writes: A court system that strives for excellence is a court system that is most able to protect Fifth Amendment rights and so many others.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Case Gave Meaning to Self-Incrimination Clause

Peter Tom, Acting Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: The Miranda doctrine has been rightly enshrined as one of the strongest girders binding together the structure of our criminal justice system.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Striving to Safeguard Young People's Rights

Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, writes: With the benefit of research into the teenage brain and comprehension of 'Miranda' warnings by young people, we have begun to rethink how best to protect the Fifth Amendment rights of adolescents.
11 minute read

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