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New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye Writes Governor to Deny Slowdown of Judges

From: Vesselin, Mitev and Daniel Wise. ” Kaye Writes Governor To Deny Work ‘Slowdown’ “, New York Law Journal, April 30, 2008. p. 1,6. “Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye wrote Governor David A. Paterson yesterday to assure him that reports of judicial “slowdown” were ‘without basis.’ ” “In addition, the…

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NY Legislature: Bill would Add 39 Judges to Family Court Bench

An article in the April 29, 2008 New York Law Journal ( http://www.nylj.com)reports that the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote tomorrow (April 30) on the bill A10615/S7585 which would create 14 additional family court judgeships in New York City and 25 elsewhere in the state of New…

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Kaye v. Silver : Chief Judge of the State of New York Sues for Increase in Judicial Pay for all State Judges

N.Y.’s Top Judge Sues Over Judicial Pay KAYE V. SILVER “N.Y. Supreme Court, N.Y. County, April 10, 2008) – Chief Court of Appeals Judge Judith Kaye sued New York officials for an increase in judicial pay for all state judges, arguing that, “while New York judicial salaries have declined 27…

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Cost Estimate: Federal Judicial Salaries Restoration Act of 2007

S.1638 SUMMARY S. 1638 would increase the salaries and change certain retirement benefits for some judges and justices of the United States. The bill also would allow those judges and justices to receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) without further Congressional approval and would increase the compensation paid to Chapter 7…

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Newly Disclosed U.S. Department of Justice Legal Memorandum Sheds New Light on Torture Issue

“A newly disclosed Justice Department legal memorandum, written in March 2003 and authorizing the military’s use of extremely harsh interrogation techniques, offers what could be a revealing clue in an unsolved mystery: What responsibility did top Pentagon and Bush administration officials have for abuses committed by American troops at the…

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Summaries of Opinions – U.S. Court of Appeals 2d Circuit

From: Findlaw Opinion Summaries March 26, 2008. AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, CIVIL PROCEDURE, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, INJURY AND TORT LAW, MILITARY LAW, PRODUCT LIABILITY I”n re ‘Agent Orange’ Prod. Liab. Litig., No. 05-1760 “In a products liability action arising from the alleged injuries, mostly forms of cancer, caused by veterans’ exposure to…

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Claims of Presidential Power Rejected in Medellin v. Texas (06-984)

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 26) in a sweeping rejection of powers in the presidency ruled that neither the World Court nor President Bush can interfere with Texas regarding that states’ enforcement of its own criminal laws. The justices in their 6-3 decision, Medellin v. Texas (06-984), ruled that…

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