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The Recorder

Committee Drops In-State Testing Requirement for California Bar Exam

The Committee of Bar Examiners voted Friday to allow applicants to sit for future bar exams, as well as an experimental test scheduled next month, outside the Golden State.
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Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Rejects Call to Reopen Voter Registration in Ga. After Hurricane Helene

"The harm to the state's interests outweighs the plaintiffs' interests," the judge said in the verbal ruling Thursday.
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The Recorder

California Supreme Court Rejects Bar Exam Alternative Proposal

The justices unanimously said a so-called portfolio bar exam would create "an array of ethical and practical problems." The court also rejected a proposal for licensing reciprocity with other states.
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The Recorder

Northern District Prosecutor Among 18 State Judicial Appointees

Robert Leach, head of the U.S. Attorney's Office's special prosecutions unit, was named a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday.
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Litigation Daily

A Reporter and a Mayor: Behind the Scenes During the Eric Adams Indictment News Cycle

One reporter's peek inside the 48 hours surrounding the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on charges including wire fraud, solicitation of contributions from foreign nationals and bribery.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Sophia Shaikh, Lawyer Running Unopposed for Judge

The Tolland-Mansfield Probate District is made up of Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland and Willington.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Lawyers Run for Fairfield Judgeship: Democrat Katherine Caulfield and Republican Daniel Ford

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered special elections after six probate judges announced their retirement. The probate districts with soon-to-be-open seats are Region No. 22, Fairfield, Tolland-Mansfield, Hamden-Bethany, Middletown and Windham-Colchester.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC's Administrative Court's to Publish Some Rulings in the New York Law Journal Is Welcomed. But It Should Go Further

An attorney who has worked thousands of cases before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings applauds the court's recent announcement to submit rulings from its trial division to the New York Law Journal for publication. But he says going further and publishing rulings from the court's appeals and hearing divisions would more accurately reflect OATH and how its decisions impact the average New Yorker.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Challenge Dismissed in Arrest Warrants for Election Violations

"What happened in Bridgeport destroyed confidence in our elections, and Connecticut provided a remedy to restore confidence in those elections," said Cameron L. Atkinson of Atkinson Law, counsel for the plaintiffs. "That remedy should not be gutted based on federal and Massachusetts law, but should be decided based on Connecticut's unique history and tradition."
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New York Law Journal

Moving Toward Yes Amid Political Uncertainty: NYC Planning Commission Approves 'City of Yes' for Housing Opportunity. But Will City Council?

Will City Council put aside the power struggles and politics, and rise to the occasion to support this final piece of Eric Adams' land use agenda, or will COYHO be lost in the political tides?
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