By Marcia Coyle | September 17, 2018
"The brutality of the political arena is merciless," says Georgetown Law's Emma Coleman Jordan, who was on the team advising and guiding Anita Hill in 1991 when she testified against Clarence Thomas at his U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Jordan and a colleague, Susan Deller Ross, offer insight, as Congress prepares for the possibility of the airing of misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
By John Council | September 17, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has turned down the appeals of two death row inmates who argued their convictions should be overturned because their trials were presided over by a disgraced former federal judge whom they allege was “impaired” during their proceedings.
By Ellis Kim | September 17, 2018
Beth Wilkinson has deep experience representing high-profile clients in hot water, and recently commented on her experience as a female trial lawyer.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Stephen McKinney | September 17, 2018
The management of burgeoning civil dockets, budgets, courtroom facilities, scheduling pressures and the occasional good old-fashioned desire to punt on complex dispositive motions, have all played a part in causing courts to claim a vested interest in both mediations and their outcome.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | September 17, 2018
Former attorney Peter Kruzynski, who was sentenced in July to prison for engaging in sex with a minor, has also been suspended from law for 15 years. The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel recommended the suspension, which was signed off on by a Superior Court judge.
By Tony Mauro | September 17, 2018
"My client will do whatever is necessary to make sure that the Senate Judiciary Committee has the full story and the full set of allegations to allow them to make a fully informed decision," Debra Katz of Washington's Katz, Marshall & Banks said Monday.
By Colby Hamilton | September 16, 2018
Queens Supreme Court Justice Ronald Hollie has repeatedly interjected himself into trial proceedings, forcing appellate panels over the past two years to order new trials before new judges at least four times.
By Marcia Coyle | September 16, 2018
A spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement Sunday: "It's disturbing that these uncorroborated allegations from more than 35 years ago, during high school, would surface on the eve of a committee vote after Democrats sat on them since July."
By Marcia Coyle | September 16, 2018
A spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement Sunday: "It's disturbing that these uncorroborated allegations from more than 35 years ago, during high school, would surface on the eve of a committee vote after Democrats sat on them since July."
By Ross Todd | September 14, 2018
Although U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria previously found Baum Hedlund had committed misconduct, at a hearing Thursday he allowed the firm to stay on—with a warning that any future missteps could result in "very, very severe sanctions."
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