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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-120

By | April 20, 2016
A judge may not join in an advertising campaign intended to lobby political support and funding for union contract renewals for his/her alma mater.
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Roberts Uses Sign Language to Welcome Deaf Lawyers to Supreme Court Bar

In a historic gesture, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. used American Sign Language from the bench Tuesday to welcome 12 deaf or hard-of-hearing lawyers as new members of the U.S. Supreme Court bar.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Christie Nominates Four to Superior Court, Four for Tenure

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on April 18 nominated four attorneys to the state Superior Court and four sitting judges for tenure.
8 minute read

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

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