EU Magistrate Backs Changes to Romanian Supreme Court Panels
The advisory opinions come in a group of cases questioning the independence of the Romanian judiciary.
Read moreThe advisory opinions come in a group of cases questioning the independence of the Romanian judiciary.
Read moreEurope’s top court delivered another blow to Poland’s attempts at overhauling its judiciary, this time questioning the lawfulness of changes to the way Supreme Court judges are appointed.
Read moreCan President Biden undo the former president’s immigration legacy? Sure, experts say, but he probably won’t.
Read moreJustice delayed is justice denied, a bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed Wednesday while considering the excessive caseloads that plague judges across the United States, particularly in the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreMaine court officials on Monday replaced a draconian access policy with a new policy that still runs counter to First Amendment rulings around the country.
Read moreTwo reports from the independent Legislative Analyst show insolvent construction funds and the Covid-19 pandemic’s long-term effect on court operations.
Read moreAs President Joe Biden closes out his first month in office, a large gap remains in his administration: dozens of open seats in federal and appellate courts across the country, with more to come in the next few months.
Read morePro bono law firms say the Covid-19 pandemic makes holding traffic and eviction court hearings at Los Angeles County Superior dangerous to their health.
Read moreThe Iowa Supreme Court upheld Governor Kim Reynolds’ 2018 appointment of district court judge, which was challenged by a private citizen who claimed the governor missed her 30-day deadline to make the decision. The governor informed her chief of staff of the decision on the 30th day but did not inform the nominees or the secretary of state that day. The chief justice accepted the governor’s view that the appointment was timely.
Read moreThe Fourth Circuit appeared unlikely Thursday afternoon to side with Maryland in a dispute over state courts’ ability to limit the dissemination of otherwise publicly available court recordings.
Read moreThe council voted to send emergency funds to the courts to address case backlogs that aren’t going away any time soon.
Read moreBeing able to access proceedings at the nation’s largest court system remotely during the coronavirus pandemic is a win for both public health and public access.
Read moreCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget package includes $381.1 million in new funding for the judiciary, a proposal the state’s chief justice praised as “welcome news.”
Read moreIn a Suffolk County virtual hearing Tuesday, attorneys debated whether an ageism suit brought by New York judges should continue in county court, now that the state’s appellate court has agreed to hear its merits.
Read moreCourts in Nashville continued to experience phone and email outages Monday morning because of the bomb that tore through a quiet downtown street lined with restaurants and bars Christmas morning.
Read moreThe head of Ukraine’s constitutional court is under investigation for witness tampering, prosecutors said Monday, spotlighting the ex-Soviet country’s uphill battle against endemic graft.
Read moreThe Senate voted Wednesday to confirm two federal judges nominated by President Donald Trump, continuing to fill judicial vacancies in the lame-duck session despite the urgency facing lawmakers as they hammer out virus relief and government funding packages.
Read moreEuropean magistrates on Thursday waded into contentious battles over judicial independence in Poland and Malta and legal challenges to the way judges are appointed in those countries, where critics say the rule of law has been eroded.
Read moreFlorida’s elected clerks have worked their way into the heart of the court system by acting as online cashier and collecting millions of dollars in “convenience” fees through a for-profit corporation that is owned by the clerks and avoids sunshine laws.
Read moreThe Senate confirmed another Trump appointee to the federal bench Wednesday in a final push to cement the lame-duck president’s reshaping of the judiciary.
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