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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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Daily Report Online

New Judge Wins Election Challenge

"We are disappointed with the judge's decision, but we brought this challenge because it was the right thing to do," said petitioner counsel Julie Oinonen of Williams Oinonen in Atlanta.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Paralegals Could Soon Have Limited Civil Law Practices

"It is unacceptable that 92% of low-income Texans are not being served by our legal profession," Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Incoming Pittsburgh Civil Division Leader Aims to Bring Trial Scheduling Under Court Control

"You don't know until you try. I know it was attempted before and it didn't happen," Hertzberg said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge-Elect Argues for Dismissal of Candidacy Challenge

During a motion for dismissal hearing Monday, counsel for Judge-elect Jeff Davis and additional respondents challenged the validity and vitality of the legal challenge launched by a pair of petitioners, including Cobb County Magistrate Judge Tabitha Ponder.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia's Judicial Watchdog Hearing Panel Names New Leader

The Supreme Court of Georgia named Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman as Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel Tuesday.
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