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A blawg about the courts.
Author: Anne Skove is a lawyer-blogger based in Cincinnati who previously founded and edited the National Center for State Courts' weekly Jur-E-Bulletin.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Procedure • Criminal Justice • Public Defenders • Criminal Procedure • Election Law • Judiciary
Recent Posts from court-o-rama.org
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Inside Japan's Juvenile Court
In Japan, criminal cases are open to the public but other cases -- juvenile, divorce, probate -- are not. These cases are all part of family court. The theory is that confidentiality allows for…
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Too Much Time on Their Hands
What do Martha Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Senator Obama, Senator McCain, President Bush, and Hurricanes Ike and Gustav have in common? They've all been named as defendants in bogus lawsuits filed…
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The Face of Foreclosure
We love connecting the dots from a wider societal or economic phenomenon to a narrower court result. Foreclosures, although blightful in so many ways, provide a good opportunity for this exercise...and, like Bill Cosby…
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Happy First Monday!
Welcome to the Constitutional Law Prof Blog, hosted by Steve Schwinn of John Marshall. Great timing! For other First Monday fun see: Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket, Nina Totenberg, Morning Edition (October 6,…
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The Palin Effect
The other night we were late to the debate. We were in a roomful of older, white men, talking about a once-popular but now nearly-defunct phenomenon. No, we weren't at a GOP meeting, but…
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Our Old Kentucky Courthome
Remember departing retiring Kentucky C.J. Lambert's courthouse legacy? He had planned upgrades to courthouses and/or justice centers around the commonwealth. The ambitious project was challenged by the Herald-Leader. (Imagine what they would have said…
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UK Wigs Out
Perhaps judges in the UK will take a cue from Beyonce and donate their wigs. They won't be needing them anymore in court: the UK has decided that wigs are soooo 17th century! Starting…
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Locklear Update: An Arresting Development
Earlier we wondered how TMZ got hold of the photo of the snapshooter cop arresting Ms. Locklear. Now we know: the same way they always get these things, by paying big time. Oh, and…
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Hayes, You!
It has come to our attention that October is Rutherford B. Hayes month. Our contribution is this: President Hayes signed legislation allowing women to argue before the Supreme Court. They were already arguing everywhere…
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Putting the "U" in Unanimity
Gotta love Justice Powell! He left us with so many legal conundrums that bloggers, legal analysts, judges, and lawyers have job security for a lifetime. Dear Justice Powell, what were you thinking in Apodaca…