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Lawyer’s testimony about client’s threat to ‘bust a cap’ in prosecutor warrants reversal, appeals court says

A trial court erred when it allowed a lawyer to testify about a client’s alleged threats against a prosecutor during two private conversations in the courthouse hallway, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled.

Nov 22, 2022 2:04 PM CST

Court reporter is ordered to meet deadline or go to jail, with her equipment, until work is done

A court reporter in Texas who blamed her missed deadlines on a Holland & Knight lawyer’s “constant calling” at least twice per day faces a new deadline with consequences.

Oct 26, 2022 11:59 AM CDT

Past PACER users would each get at least $350 in refunds under lawsuit settlement

The U.S. government has agreed to pay $125 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that the judiciary overcharged users of PACER, its electronic system of court records.

Oct 12, 2022 10:08 AM CDT

Suspended judge is accused of trying to stop report that he walked around courthouse in underwear

A Kentucky judge who was temporarily suspended after he was accused of misconduct in connection with an ankle-monitoring program is facing new ethics charges.

Oct 11, 2022 10:31 AM CDT

Law firms, courts deal with aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Law firms and courthouses are dealing with Hurricane Ian and its aftermath.

Sep 30, 2022 1:21 PM CDT

Trump doesn’t have to detail claims about planted documents to special master, judge says

There is no need for former President Donald Trump to raise objections to the government’s inventory of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida—at least at this stage of his lawsuit, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Sep 30, 2022 11:34 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court poised to sharply advance the law to the right

Last year’s term was momentous: The court overruled Roe v. Wade, greatly expanded gun rights and aggressively protected free exercise of religion. There is no doubt that the coming term, too, will be filled with blockbuster decisions.

Sep 29, 2022 9:52 AM CDT

Rape victim was jailed to ensure court appearance in rapist’s trial

An Oregon woman was held in jail for nine days this month to ensure that she would appear to testify against the man she accused of raping her over a seven-month period when she was 18 years old.

Sep 26, 2022 11:09 AM CDT

Feds drop charges against judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE custody

Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a Newton, Massachusetts, judge accused of helping an immigrant evade a courthouse arrest by immigration officials.

Sep 23, 2022 9:46 AM CDT

Town justice who brandished gun at defendant should be ousted, judicial conduct commission says

A town and village justice in Whitehall, New York, should be removed from office for brandishing or pointing a handgun at a defendant and then apparently bragging about it in racial terms, according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Sep 22, 2022 2:32 PM CDT

Lawyer’s testimony about client’s threat to ‘bust a cap’ in prosecutor warrants reversal, appeals court says

Court reporter is ordered to meet deadline or go to jail, with her equipment, until work is done

Past PACER users would each get at least $350 in refunds under lawsuit settlement

Suspended judge is accused of trying to stop report that he walked around courthouse in underwear

Law firms, courts deal with aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Trump doesn’t have to detail claims about planted documents to special master, judge says

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court poised to sharply advance the law to the right

Rape victim was jailed to ensure court appearance in rapist’s trial

Feds drop charges against judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE custody

Town justice who brandished gun at defendant should be ousted, judicial conduct commission says

Judge criticizes Gibson Dunn and Facebook for alleged effort to ‘obstruct and delay’ discovery

Meet Raymond Dearie, the judge picked to oversee Mar-a-Lago documents review

Lawyer who exclaimed ‘gadzooks’ at trial delayed but didn’t disrupt justice, ethics hearing board says

After Roberts defends SCOTUS, Kagan warns of judges creating ‘legitimacy problems for themselves’

This state wants to know why fewer experienced applicants are seeking judgeships

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