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New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge Loses Bid to Force Chief Justice to Testify

"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."
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New Jersey Law Journal

'A Pioneer and Inspiration to Us All': In Memory of Justice James H. Coleman Jr.

"One of the pioneers on the subject of sentence equality and avoidance of undue disparity in sentencing," Justice James Coleman Jr. had a unique "zeal for justice," writes the Law Journal Editorial Board.
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Daily Business Review

Bad Faith: Plaintiff Lawyer, Client Found to Obstruct Justice

"The judge signed off on the half-truths and untruths that are in [the order]. Maybe I'll get an audience in front of this judge. If not, we'll take it up on appeal," the attorney said.
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New York Law Journal

Tips for New Judges

Hon. David B Saxe (ret.) offers some important advice to new judges "in the hope that it may ease the pathway for some and perhaps provide some useful nuggets that may help them ease into their judicial careers."
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Law.com

Judge Says Supreme Court's Gun Ruling Doesn't Demystify 2nd Amendment Test

"Bruen has proven to be a labyrinth for lower courts, including our own, with only the one-dimensional history-and-tradition test as a compass," wrote Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, adding that Rahimi has provided "little" clarity.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Upholds Maryland Assault Weapons Ban in Split Ruling

"Our friends in dissent would rule the Maryland statute unconstitutional," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for the court. "They would go so far as to uphold a facial challenge to the enactment, meaning that there is no conceivable weapon, no matter how dangerous, to which the Act's proscriptions can validly be applied."
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New York Law Journal

Judge Rules He Will Vacate White-Collar Carceral Sentence If Defendant Assigned to Brooklyn's MDC

U.S. District Judge Gary Brown said an extrinsic factor "looms large in nearly every bail and sentencing determination made in this judicial district: the dangerous, barbaric conditions that have existed for some time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Retiring Justice Lee A. Solomon—'I Never Forgot What It Was Like to Be a Trial Lawyer'

"I want people to remember me fondly as a member of the court at every level and, frankly, at every job," retiring Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "That is the best I could ask for."
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Daily Report Online

'Serious Issues': Georgia Superior Court of Cobb County Authorizes Judicial Emergency After Software Conversion

As part of the CMS conversion, the Clerk's Office has also "ceased allowing defendants and their attorneys the same level of access to case files as it does the District Attorney's office," according to the notice. The office has also begun charging indigent criminal defendants fees for filing, maintained a high number of vacancies, and turned away litigants, attorneys, and court reporters from its front counter, refusing to accept documents presented for filing.
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National Law Journal

Should Courts Use Sister Circuit Consensus in Police Immunity Analysis? 2 Judges Say Yes

"The robust consensus doctrine would open up the door a little bit to plaintiffs whose rights have been violated [by law enforcement] being able to get some sort of recovery," said UNC School of Law professor Andrew Hessick.
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