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Notre Dame has become a pipeline for SCOTUS clerkships and a magnet for justices

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices are increasingly hiring Notre Dame Law School’s graduates and faculty to work in their chambers. Those who interact with the justices say they are drawn to the Midwestern campus because of its breadth of conservative legal scholarship, in addition to the appeal of football and an all-day tailgate.

Dec 3, 2024 3:45 PM CST

Judge acknowledged his ‘profane outburst’ shocked himself, Florida court says in imposing suspension

A Florida judge has been suspended partly for a “profane outburst” in which he used the F-word and called a man in his courtroom an “a- -hole.”

Dec 3, 2024 3:03 PM CST

Immigration judge says balance and gumption have led her career

A good temperament is the cornerstone of a judge’s success, and Mimi Tsankov, an immigration judge, says she’s been working on that for some time.

Dec 1, 2024 1:10 AM CST

Presumed vindictiveness of increased sentence imposed by federal judge requires do-over, 4th Circuit says

A federal judge who increased a sentence of probation by six years after a drug defendant’s successful sentencing appeal will have to try again, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Nov 26, 2024 9:19 AM CST

Senate Democrats drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges

Senate Democrats have reached a deal with their Republican counterparts to confirm a dozen judges nominated by President Joe Biden while pulling four of his nominees from consideration, the latest step in a battle over who controls the nation’s federal courthouses on the eve of a second Donald Trump presidency.

Nov 22, 2024 8:26 AM CST

We should focus on—and invest in—AI that serves people without lawyers

We’ve all seen the headlines about AI-boosted lawyers run amok. Since ChatGPT landed, phantom cases have cropped up in court filings around the country. Judges have responded, meting out sanctions, excoriating counsel, and—more recently—even issuing a flurry of new orders and rules that regulate how litigants can use new AI-based technologies.

Nov 21, 2024 2:17 PM CST

Federal judiciary releases first-ever report on workplace misconduct

More than 100 allegations of abusive conduct were reported by federal court employees between 2021 and 2023, according to data released Wednesday from the federal judiciary’s first workplace report.

Nov 21, 2024 9:45 AM CST

How might conservative groups influence nominations for Supreme Court vacancies during Trump presidency?

After Donald Trump’s defeat this month of Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, members of the Federalist Society once again gathered in Washington for the group’s National Lawyers Convention. The mood at the Washington Hilton from Nov. 14-16 was decidedly upbeat.

Nov 21, 2024 8:58 AM CST

Judge who declared ‘ain’t no sweat equity in this court’ showed bias, ethics complaint alleges

An Indiana judge is accused of violating ethics rules banning bias or prejudice when he derided lawsuit claims by women who “make a habit” of claiming that they are entitled to partial proceeds from the sale of a home that they once inhabited with their boyfriends.

Nov 20, 2024 3:44 PM CST

Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe

Legal regulators filed a 10-count ethics complaint Tuesday against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who oversaw a problem-plagued review of the 2020 presidential election in this battleground state.

Nov 19, 2024 3:09 PM CST

Court reporting and the evolution of legal support

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Greg Hong, the co-founder and CEO of Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services.

Nov 15, 2024 9:40 AM CST

Judge recuses from Arizona case over his email denouncing attacks on Harris

The judge overseeing Arizona’s case against allies of former president Donald Trump over their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results recused himself late Tuesday, after it emerged he had emailed colleagues urging them to speak out against conservative attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’s gender and racial identity.

Nov 14, 2024 8:15 AM CST

Biden faces shrinking window for judicial nominations

Senate Democrats are staring down a shrinking timeline to confirm more than two dozen of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, with President-elect Donald Trump warning Republicans to do all they can to block the effort.

Nov 13, 2024 3:25 PM CST

Appeals judge told state attorney how to handle resentencing while badmouthing others, texts indicate

A Florida appeals judge who obtained a 2004 murder conviction of an alleged gang leader texted advice to the Miami-Dade, Florida, state attorney handling his resentencing while “denigrating defense attorneys and badmouthing local judges,” according to the Miami Herald.

Nov 12, 2024 11:34 AM CST

Leonard Leo, Trump aide Mike Davis spar over Supreme Court retirements

An influential conservative lawyer who advised Donald Trump during his first term forcefully pushed back Friday on talk that one or more conservative Supreme Court justices might retire after Trump again takes office in January.

Nov 12, 2024 10:55 AM CST

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