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.
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EU Court Rules Against Poland in Dispute Over Supreme Court Shakeup
Europe’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.
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Trump’s Influence on Immigration Policy to Last
Can President Biden undo the former president’s immigration legacy? Sure, experts say, but he probably won’t.
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Congress Dives Into National Paucity of Federal Judges
Justice 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.
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Maine Courts Impose No-Access-Before-Process Policy Contrary to First Amendment
Maine court officials on Monday replaced a draconian access policy with a new policy that still runs counter to First Amendment rulings around the country.
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Debts and Pandemic Combine to Present Bleak Outlook for California Court Funds
Two reports from the independent Legislative Analyst show insolvent construction funds and the Covid-19 pandemic’s long-term effect on court operations.
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Trump Appointees Make Up 28% of Active Judiciary, but Not for Long
As 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.
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LA County Court Sued to Stop In-Person Hearings During Pandemic
Pro bono law firms say the Covid-19 pandemic makes holding traffic and eviction court hearings at Los Angeles County Superior dangerous to their health.
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The 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.
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Fourth Circuit Skeptical of Maryland Ban on Rebroadcast of Court Recordings
The 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.
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California Judicial Council Disburses Pandemic Funds for Court Backlogs
The council voted to send emergency funds to the courts to address case backlogs that aren’t going away any time soon.
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For Your Listening Pleasure: LA County Court Proceedings Coming to Smartphones, Computers
Being 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.
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California Courts See Funding Boost in Budget Proposal
California 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.”
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Judges’ Ageism Suit Debated in Suffolk County Court
In 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.
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Days After Bombing, Nashville Courts See Disrupted Email and Phone Service
Courts 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.
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Top Ukraine Judge Probed for Witness Tampering
The 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.
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Two Federal Judges Confirmed as Senators Scramble to Reach Funding Deals
The 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.
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EU Magistrates Delve Into Rule-of-Law Disputes in Poland, Malta
European 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.
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Florida Court Clerks Charge Unaccounted Millions Through For-Profit Web Company
Florida’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.
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Senate Confirms Two Federal Judges, Adding to Trump Judicial Legacy
The 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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