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San Mateo Judge Admonished for Failure to Disclose Communication, Demeaning Comments

The Commission on Judicial Performance said Judge Lisa A. Novak of the San Mateo County Superior Court should have disclosed a January 2017 conversation with her bailiff because it related to a case she was overseeing at the time.
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National Law Journal

Quiet Time? Oral Arguments Disappear in Federal Appeals Courts

The number and percentage of cases argued at the federal appellate level is fading leaving firms to ask where their next generation of appellate lawyers can turn for courtroom experience.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supervising Judge Won't Remove Brinkley From Meek Mill Case

Brinkley, who has been handling Meek Mill's criminal case for nearly a decade, has come under fire over the past six months after she sentenced Mill to jail time on a parole violation that neither prosecutors, nor Mill's parole officer, had requested.
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Daily Report Online

Governor Has Five More Superior Court Judge Jobs to Fill

The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission is taking names for five more Superior Court openings for around the state that Gov. Nathan Deal will make before his last term runs out at the end of the year.
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National Law Journal

Legal Defense Fund Formed for Paul Manafort

The creation of this fund comes as friends and relatives of other individuals wrapped up in the Mueller probe solicit donations to defray legal costs.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Suspends Attorney for Multiple Arrests

Connecticut attorney Paul Buhl has been suspended from practicing law for about two years following his sentencing for driving under suspension.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Judges Side With Former Ship Captain in Whistleblower Case; Uphold $1.1M Award

Two judges Thursday affirmed former ship captain John Loftus' $1.1 million whistleblower ruling. Loftus was constructively discharged after complaining about alleged safety violations on the vessel.
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Daily Business Review

State Appeals Court Largely Sides With FSU in Weapons Dispute

The long-running lawsuit, filed against Florida State by the Second Amendment advocacy group Florida Carry, has drawn attention mostly because of incorrect firearm information published in a 2015 football “game day guide.”
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Answering 'Why Does Oral Argument Matter?'

Oral argument can be absolutely critical, according to a panel of expert jurists who spoke at the NJSBA annual meeting.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Decision Leaves Fate of Employee Class Actions to Congress and the Court of Public Opinion

It has been perhaps a disorienting couple of weeks for those keeping track of where, and how, employers can be sued by their employees. Take, for example, the May 10 step toward transparency in the #MeToo era by Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), which announced that it will not push for individual sexual harassment and assault claims to be determined through private arbitration proceedings going forward.
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