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New York Law Journal

Chester Straub, Retired Federal Appeals Judge and Politician, Dies at 87

Straub was "an exemplary public servant who was deeply committed to justice, integrity, and the rule of law," said Second Circuit Judge José Cabranes.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Resolves 'Senior Status' Drama as US Senate Confirms Judges for NY and Pa.

"I will take senior status if a confirmed successor lives in this area and is permanently assigned to the United States Courthouse in Utica, New York," U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd wrote in a July 2022 ultimatum letter to the White House. "Otherwise, I shall remain on full-time active status until I retire or die."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Senate Panel Advances Nomination of Labor Lawyer Karla Campbell to 6th Circuit

The Judiciary Committee also sent to the Senate floor nominees for the First Circuit and district court judgeships in Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern California, Vermont and Minnesota.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Could Exceed $1M': Disqualified Judicial Candidate Launches Defamation Claim

"While our investigation is still ongoing, we believe the value of this claim could exceed $1 million," read the ante litem notices sent by Jonesboro attorney Loletha Hale.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Vision': Judge David Tatel on the Value of Oral Argument and Reading Drafts Aloud

Tatel, who retired from the D.C. Circuit earlier this year, subtitled his new book "A Memoir of Blindness and Justice."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Upholds 'Humiliating' Prison Strip Search of Woman, But Shares Concerns Over Qualified Immunity

Judges Robin Rosenbaum, Kevin Newsom and Gerald Tjoflat formed the circuit's panel. Rosenbaum wrote the majority opinion, issued on July 29, while she and Judge Kevin C. Newsom offered separate concurring opinions calling on the Eleventh Circuit to fix qualified-immunity jurisprudence.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Term Limits for Justices Are Popular ... and a Logistical Morass

"Amending the Constitution of the United States is something between logistically extremely difficult and practically impossible, especially about a contested issue," said Fordham University law professor Aaron Saiger.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Sen. Tillis Doubles Down on Objection to Biden's 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park

"Instead of spending the last two and a half months trying to find a consensus nominee … the White House chose to move forward on a nomination that I have successfully secured the votes to block on the floor," said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Names New Judicial Nominees as Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing

The White House said it would name federal trial judges for the Northern District of Georgia, Northern District of New York, and the Middle District of Pennsylvania as well as two trial judges for D.C. Superior Court.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Approves 45-Day Prison Delay for Ex-FTX Executive 'Mauled' by German Shepherd

"Defendants about to be sentenced who have medical issues often try and treat them before they begin incarceration because, unfortunately, they are unlikely to receive great medical care in prison," said Mark E. Bini, a partner at Reed Smith.
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