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New York Law Journal

Hail to the Chiefs

By | April 19, 2016
The Federal Bar Association held a "Passing the Torch" ceremony on Friday as new chief judges prepare to take office in the Southern and Eastern Districts.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recusals Leave Only Two Justices to Hear Dougherty's Appeal

While labor union leader John Dougherty won his bid to have the Pennsylvania Supreme Court revive an appeal in his ­defamation suit against a former Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, recusals have left only two justices available to hear the case and have left all parties at odds over how to fill the empty slots.
14 minute read

Daily Report Online

DeKalb County Election Spat Stems From Recorders' Court Judge and Public Defender's Dispute

A heated exchange between DeKalb County State Court judge Dax Lopez and his re-election challenger during a candidate forum last week brought to light a 2015 altercation between the challenger and a public defender during the challenger's time as a Recorders Court judge.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Judicial Crisis Nearing an End

By | April 18, 2016
For the past six years, the state has endured a constitutional crisis over judicial independence, in the form of Gov. Christie's unprecedented refusal to nominate for tenure two well-respected jurists and the brusque dismissal of the governor's nominees by the Democratic legislative majority.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Federal Judge Consolidates 11 Antitrust Cases against Chesapeake Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corp. and several other defendants are in the middle of a fierce fight in an Oklahoma federal court with a large number of plaintiffs who are alleging the defendants engaged in business actions that stifled competition in negotiating oil and gas leases and violated U.S. antitrust laws.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Labarga Attending White House Forum on Access to Justice

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga is one of six chief justices invited to the White House for an event on access to justice.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Significance of Every Act in Family Court

I was on a recent trip when I received an email from my secretary: "A lady named Naila Amin called to speak with you. She said that she was the person you 'rescued from Pakistan years ago.' She said she is now a political activist and works in Washington D.C. and wanted to thank you and to speak to you."
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Senate Democrats Sue for April Vote On Retirement Age

The battle over the ballot question wages on as the April 26 primary election draws nearer. Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit April 14 in Commonwealth Court seeking to prevent their Republican counterparts from delaying a vote that could raise the mandatory judicial retirement age.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Two Conservative High Court Judges Slam Texas' First Same-Sex Marriage

While the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage 10 months ago, two members of the Texas Supreme Court recently took shots at the trial judge and the lawyer who allowed the first lesbian couple to get married in the state months before the landmark decision was issued.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Doctor Convicted of Murder Will Get Hearing on Open Records Suit

The appeal of a former doctor convicted of murder over a patient's drug overdose now hangs on one mysterious unsigned memorandum that prosecutors have refused to give to defense attorneys. Judge Elizabeth Branch, above, wrote the opinion.
7 minute read

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