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Selected Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending September 2, 2022

During this past week (week ending September 2,2022) we have received listings of 23 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  53 Constitutional Law summaries,  54 Criminal Law Summaries, and no White Collar Law case summaries. The plan is to post opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in…

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Tributes to Retired U.S. Supreme Justice Stephen G. Breyer

Upon his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2022. Justice Breyer will be receiving a number of awards including the following for his distinguished service while on the Court: The American Bar Association (ABA) has announced that it will be  honoring  the Honorable Stephen G. Breyer its…

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COVID-19’s Impact on the New York State Courts: Legal Community, and Litigants – with selected bibliography

INTRODUCTION Court personnel, litigants and their attorneys clearly felt the impact of Covid-19 as they were struggling to stand upright in a world turned upside down.  Personal lives were disrupted.  Court operations were chaotic.  Filings, motions, depositions, hearings, trials were massively upset with many defaults and dismissals.  The self-represented faced…

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Book Review: The Eichmann Trial

TITLE: The Eichmann Trial AUTHOR: Deborah E. Lipstadt PUBLICATION DATE: March 2011 PUBLISHER: Schocken Books, a division of Random House, Inc. PAGE COUNT: 272 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8052-4260-7 PRICE: $23.95 The author is a professor of Jewish Studies at Emory University and has written extensively about the Holocaust. In her new…

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ABA Report: Recommendations for Improving Judicial Disqualification Practices and Procedures Among the States

ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (SCJI) In an October 20, 2010 e-mail discussing the Report, William K Weisenberg, Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence writes: “On behalf of the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (SCJI), I am pleased to present for your consideration recommendations and a report that…

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Are Federal Judges Cutting Corners to Hire Clerks Early?

The system for placing them with federal judges is breaking down. Karen Sloan National Law Journal October 18, 2010 Are the Wild West days of federal clerk hiring back? That’s what some law school administrators and judges fear. They worry that the voluntary system whereby federal judges wait until September…

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U.S. Supreme Court – Recusal

From the Brennan Center for Justice, Fair Courts E-Lert October 15, 2010: Justice Elena Kagan’s decision to recuse herself in 25 of the cases the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear continues to inspire discussion about judicial disqualification. A New York Times editorial praises Justice Kagan’s decision, but questions…

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Chief Judge Lippman Announces Creation of Permanent Sentencing Commission for New York State

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on October 13, 2010 announced the establishment of the New York State Permanent Sentencing Commission, charged with conducting a comprehensive and ongoing evaluation of sentencing laws and practices and recommending reforms to improve the quality and effectiveness of statewide sentencing policy. A very important aspect of…

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Ethics and Social Media Use By Court Staff

Real world examples needed.I am posting the following request for real-world examples of issues and problems regarding ethics and social media that have occurred in our courts as a service to all of us who really need access to this information. Please contact Norman Meyer directly if you have any…

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From the Brennan Center: The Federal Judiciary

.Following up on our postiing about U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Bryer, we wanted to share with you the following excerpts from news and commentary sent to us by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School September 24, 2010. 1.. On Thursday, the Senate…

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