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National Law Journal

'Scurrilous Accusations': Impeachment Unlikely as Lawmakers Fight Over New Kavanaugh Allegation

While Democrats calls to impeach the justice over a new allegation of sexual harassment made headlines over the weekend, any action by Congress is currently an impossibility.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Did Brett Kavanaugh Commit Perjury? 

The New York Times found that at least seven people heard about the incident at Yale long before Kavanaugh became a federal judge, and that the FBI declined to interview witnesses.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: What Are They Thinking? Opioid Defense Lawyers Want Judge to Recuse

If defense counsel sincerely felt they couldn't get a fair shake based on remarks Polster made in January of 2018, why didn't they speak up sooner?
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Stops Fighting Judicial Ethics Case to Focus on Major Trial He's Adjudicating

"I could not pursue and devote attention to the [special court of review] appeal without neglecting my judicial responsibilities, something I was unwilling to do," said Judge Jonathan Bailey.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

What is the proper role of a judge, particularly an appellate judge, during oral argument?
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Menashi's Confirmation Hearing Devolves Into 'Worthless Exercise,' Exasperating Democrats and Republicans

"I'm out of time. You took a lot of it by not answering my questions," Republican Sen. John Kennedy said to Steven Menashi.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Municipal Judge Admits 'Serious Failure' in Handling Landlord's Cases

"In trusting my integrity to render proper decisions, I never considered how my landlord/tenant relationship might look to others. That was a serious failure on my part," the judge said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Olson Should Have Stepped Down From Case Involving Spouse's Firm, New Ruling Finds

"Only reversal and remand in this case will restore that appearance," U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno wrote in setting aside a ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Olson in a long-running case.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lifetime Achievement: Shira Scheindlin, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

Scheindlin's career has been a continuous search for the truth.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Sexual Harassment Settlements Cost New Jersey Judiciary $1M Since 2014

Settlement documents unveil allegations of vulgar and abusive behavior by court administrators, and in one case, an assignment judge.
7 minute read

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