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By Jason Grant | June 1, 2017
The New York State Justice Task Force was established in 2009 to recommend ways to avoid wrongful convictions. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has now asked the group to address bail reform and speedy trial issues, and appointed four new members.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Tom McParland | May 31, 2017
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is in a bind. The four-judge court, currently home to the nation's second-busiest patent docket, is already operating with two vacancies. Now, it faces the specter of an influx of patent infringement suits.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Tom McParland | May 31, 2017
The number of civil cases lingering on the dockets of Delaware's federal judges is on the rise, according to a report released last week by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. However, the report also indicated that the state's federal judges are continuing to rule more quickly on the motions before them, at a pace well above the national average.
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By Tony Mauro | May 31, 2017
The latest effort to force the U.S. Supreme Court to allow demonstrations on the court's marble plaza was dismissed by a Washington federal judge on Wednesday. The challengers in the case, , claimed the ban on demonstrations at the high court violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by burdening their religious rights to protest capital punishment with candlelight vigils.
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By Tony Mauro | May 30, 2017
On the rare occasions when he felt the U.S. Supreme Court had messed up, the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist was fond of saying, "Even Homer nods." The court nodded Monday and confessed that it had almost drummed the wrong lawyer out of the Supreme Court bar.
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By Tom McParland | May 30, 2017
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is in a bind. The four-judge court, currently home to the nation's second-busiest patent docket, is already operating with two vacancies. Now, it faces the specter of an influx of patent infringement suits, after the U.S. Supreme Court this month moved to limit where those cases can be brought.
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By Tom McParland | May 26, 2017
The Delaware federal district court is enlisting the help of four visiting judges from the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to manage the caseload of an outgoing judge, as it braces for a large wave of patent cases that appears to be headed in its direction.
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By Michael Booth | May 26, 2017
Criminal defendants in New Jersey who are charged with firearms-related offenses, or who are arrested for committing a crime while on release awaiting trial, are now likely candidates for automatic pretrial detention under guidelines released on Thursday by the state Supreme Court.
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By Tom McParland | May 26, 2017
The number of civil cases lingering on the dockets of Delaware's federal judges is on the rise, according to a report released last week by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. However, the report also indicated that the state's federal judges are continuing to rule more quickly on the motions before them, at a pace well above the national average.
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By Michael Booth | May 26, 2017
The New Jersey Senate on Thursday confirmed five of Gov. Chris Christie's nominees to the Superior Court bench.
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