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Judicial Leaders to Gather in Macon

The Judicial Council of Georgia has announced plans to gather at the Anderson Conference Center in Macon on Oct. 20 from noon to 3:30 p.m.The…
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New York Law Journal

First Openly Gay Judge on Top NY Court Is Sworn In

Paul Feinman on Wednesday was sworn in as an associate judge on the Court of Appeals, New York state's highest court, making him the first openly gay member and filling the vacancy created by the death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam last spring.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Did Talking to Media Flout Confidentiality Pact? High Court Won't Weigh In

The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to decide whether remarks made to a reporter by a woman who claimed she was the subject of a bogus parking ticket, along with added comments by her lawyer, violated the confidentiality clause in her settlement with a municipality.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney Assails Special Distinction Barring State Liability for Guardrails

Appellate courts in Pennsylvania have distorted case law dealing with sovereign immunity and improperly created an arbitrary distinction for highway guardrails, an attorney argued before the state Supreme Court.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Administration Calls Out Errors in Phila. Controller's Report on Cutting Cash Bail

Philadelphia Controller Alan Butkovitz's recent report claiming the city can save $75 million annually by eliminating cash bail for low-level offenders contains key errors, according to a member of Mayor Jim Kenney's administration.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Buildings Dept. Says Permit Fees Settlement is 'Wake-Up Call' to Developers

The settlement came after a whistleblower in 2011 filed a sealed qui tam complaint in Manhattan Supreme Court that alleged violations of the New York False Claims Act in connection with a 2005 renovation of a Manhattan hotel.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Resident Allegedly Beaten by Cop Can't Sue Township Supervisor

A federal judge has ruled that a township treasurer doubling as a supervisor can't be held liable for a police officer's alleged assault on a resident.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

California, Ohio Extend Sanctions Against Wells Fargo Bank

California State Treasurer John Chiang said Monday that he has decided to extend his state's financial sanctions against Wells Fargo & Co. into a second year, while Ohio extended its sanctions another six months.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Boots Town Court Justice From Bench

The state Court of Appeals said in an opinion that the removal of J. Marshall Ayres, a Conklin Town Court justice, is warranted because it was “improper and a violation of the petitioner's ethical duty for him to use his judicial position to interfere in the disposition of his daughter's traffic ticket.”
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

UPDATED: Murder Charges Announced Against Inmates in Prison Takeover

The Delaware Department of Justice on Tuesday announced indictments against 16 state prison inmates on murder charges stemming from the death of a corrections officer during the Feb. 1 takeove of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, which left a veteran corrections officer dead.
8 minute read

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