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SCOTUS tidbits
Bloomberg Law has Kneedler to Make What’s Likely His Last Supreme Court Argument about how Deputy SG Ed Kneedler–who’s argued more SCOTUS cases than any practicing attorney — is making what is likely his last appearance this week. “In 2008, Roberts…
E-filing program
CLA’s Litigation Section Committee on Appellate Courts presentsWebinar: Navigating Appellate E-Filing: From Errors to ExcellenceMay 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pmSpecial low price! 1.5 Hours MCLE; 1.5 Legal Specialization in Appellate Law; 1.5 Technology in The Practice of Law Join us for the MCLE…
Broadcasting federal court hearings
Today’s DJ has retired judge Laura Halgren’s Let the sunshine in: a bipartisan push for transparency in federal courts — “The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act and related bills aim to increase public understanding and trust in the federal…
More Academy honors for J.Liu
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu Named Fellow of American Academy of Political and Social Science
- Justice Liu will be named the 2025 Roger Wilkins Fellow.
- Justice Liu joined the California high court in 2011. Before joining the bench, he
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AB 882 – latest e-recording bill
Today’s Recorder has Court Reporters Push Fight Over Electronic Recording Into Legislature — The union representing many of California’s court-employed shorthand reporters is sponsoring legislation that would allow more electronic recording of certain case types but only if certain conditions…
FJC gets new director
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., announced today that the Board of the Federal Judicial Center has selected United States District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg to be the twelfth director of the Federal Judicial Center.Last year the Federal Judicial…
Dissental study
Law.com has Trump-Appointed Judges More Likely to Pen ‘Dissentals’ Than Colleagues, Study Finds — “What we have seen in recent years are examples that make the news headlines of the destructive sort of separate opinion, one that’s not actually meant to…
Justice Joseph Grodin, RIP
Chief Justice Statement on the Passing of Former Supreme Court Justice Joseph GrodinChief Justice Patricia Guerrero today issued a statement on the passing of former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin. Grodin served on the state high court from…
Justice Dawson (1948-2024) RIP
Justice Betty Dawson (June 26, 1948-Nov. 17, 2024). See Betty L. Dawson, first female presiding judge in Merced County, dies at age 76