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National Law Journal

Judges Say They Won't Hire Clerks From Columbia Over Pro-Palestine Campus Protests

"As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education," stated the letter sent to Minouche Shafik, the university's president.
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Daily Report Online

'Not Ripe': Challenge of Georgia Court of Appeals Candidate's Residency Nixed

"Most tellingly, he did not have a key to the apartment, a mailbox key, or a device to access the building. To get into the apartment, he had to make arrangements with one of his sons," the judge wrote.
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National Law Journal

Judges Must Be Ready for Growing Trend of Climate-Related Litigation, Jurist Tells Colleagues

"We know these cases are coming, we know they're here and that more are coming," said Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rebecca A. Duncan. "What do we need to be aware of? How can we manage these cases? And one of the things that we can be aware of to help us prepare are the resources."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Court: Phila. Judge Violated Conduct Rules With Politically Charged Facebook Posts

The case is the first in Pennsylvania to grapple with what a judge may or may not post on social media. At the heart of the matter is a question of where the line lies between impropriety and a judge's protected free speech.
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New York Law Journal

New York Judge Who Pleaded Guilty to Dealing Drugs Resigns From Bench

"Public confidence is irretrievably lost in a judge who engages in the criminal sale of drugs, and the resulting damage to the integrity of the court system is immeasurable," said Commission Administrator and Counsel Robert Tembeckjian.
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New York Law Journal

Trump Found in Contempt, Faces Jail for Continued Violations

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt Monday, and fined him an additional $1,000 for his 10th violation. The judge warned he would not hesitate to impose jail if necessary.
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The Recorder

ACLU Litigator Among Newsom's 18 New Judicial Appointees

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave interim appointments to four candidates who were elected to judgeships in March. The appointments allow them to serve as judges before their terms begin in January.
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Daily Report Online

Residency Challenge: Motion to Include Cellphone Data Reveals Details About Judicial Candidate's Whereabouts

"With physical presence confirmed, Mr. Davis' intent regarding his residence in Georgia is what matters, not the number of days or nights he spent at a particular location," read a motion response prepared by respondent counsel Bryan Tyson of The Election Law Group.
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Daily Business Review

Third DCA Disqualifies Miami Judge

"I'd rather take my chances and preserve life than being reversed," the Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled.
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Law.com

'Indefensible & Inexcusable': Ex-Judge Luttig on Role of Lawyers in Lead Up to Jan. 6

"I doubt that January 6 would have ever occurred had it not been for the enabling of that effort by lawyers of the legal profession," said Michael Luttig, formerly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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