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Protection Order
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eDiscovery Watch
Court Evaluates AI-Related Provisions in Discovery Protective Orders
As generative AI becomes more common in litigation workflows, courts are increasingly being asked to address how AI tools may be used with confidential discovery materials. A recent decision from…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Service of a Temporary PFA Order Does Not Prove the Defendant Knew About the Final Order
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Miller, 2026 PA Super 219, reversing a conviction for indirect criminal contempt of a Protection From Abuse order because…
Koehler Law Blog
Respondent in CPO case awarded attorney fees in D.C.
A Koehler Law client was recently reimbursed for his attorney fees after prevailing as the respondent in a civil protection order (CPO) case in Washington, D.C.The court awarded fees after…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
If a Judge Copies Your Statement Into a Protective Order, Will It Hold Up on Appeal? (Part 2 of 2)
The previous blog discussed the facts of Jay v. Jay. What Did the Courts Decide in Jay v. Jay? Both the Court of Appeals (in 2025) and the North Carolina…
Herston on Tennessee Family Law
Mutual Hostility Does Not Require Mutual Orders of Protection in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: Kelley v. Bowden
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Two Neighbors—Ms. Kelley and Ms. Bowden—lived across the street from each other at the end of a dead-end street. Their relationship deteriorated after a dispute over a visitor’s box…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
If a Judge Copies Your Statement Into a Protective Order, Will It Hold Up on Appeal? (Part 1 of 2)
You traveled to court, told the judge your testimony under oath, and walked out with a domestic violence protective order. Then the other side appeals – not by arguing that…
Koehler Law Blog
Why settle a civil protection or anti-stalking order case in D.C.?
The petition for a civil protection order (CPO) against a Koehler Law client was dismissed recently after the parties reached an out-of-court settlement.Our client no longer faces the legal, social and other…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
What If a Judge Doesn’t Believe You in a North Carolina DVPO Hearing? (Part 1 of 2)
Are you heading into a domestic violence protective order hearing? For many in this situation, one worry tends to underpin many others – and it’s one they may be afraid…
Access to Justice and Legal Aid
Crowded dockets delay CPO and ASO hearings in D.C.
Presiding over civil protection order (CPO) and anti-stalking order (ASO) cases is one of the most demanding assignments for D.C. Superior Court judges. Each morning, parties begin logging on at…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Is There a Double Standard with AI Protective Orders?: eDiscovery Trends
By Doug Austin
Is there a double standard with AI protective orders? Craig Ball says there is, and he sets out to shed light on the extent of it. The post Is There…