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Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices

An Alaska man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to torture and assassinate six Supreme Court justices and their relatives, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Sep 19, 2024 10:40 AM CDT

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

Ballard Spahr is expanding into the Pacific Northwest through a merger with Lane Powell, the law firms announced Monday.

Sep 10, 2024 9:32 AM CDT

2nd Circuit cites push notifications to jurors as one reason why Sarah Palin deserves new defamation trial

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican, is entitled to a new trial in her defamation case against the New York Times, partly because a jury finding of no liability was marred by push notifications received by jurors, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Aug 28, 2024 2:54 PM CDT

Conflicts controversy follows revelation prosecutor sent nude photos to federal judge

A revelation that a prosecutor sent nude photos to a federal judge has led to an allegation that a U.S. attorney’s office tried to use the situation to force recusal.

Aug 15, 2024 1:10 PM CDT

Judiciary employees filed 17 complaints against federal judges over 3-year period, new report says

Judiciary employees filed 161 complaints alleging wrongful conduct over three fiscal years beginning in 2020, and 17 of those complaints concerned judges, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office released Tuesday.

Jul 31, 2024 11:17 AM CDT

Federal judge who abruptly resigned had been referred for possible impeachment recommendation

A federal judge in Alaska abruptly announced his resignation last week after a determination that he had “no filter” in conversations with his law clerks, had “no hesitation” in using inappropriate language, and had a “sexualized relationship” with a law clerk.

Jul 9, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

Lowered bar pass cut scores mean better bar pass rates in 4 states

Of the five states that lowered the minimum score required for passing the bar last year, four of them had increases in their February 2024 bar passage rates, according to the latest data compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

May 7, 2024 10:23 AM CDT

Warrant required for overhead zoom-lens search that could reveal ‘intimate’ and ‘unflattering’ details, top state court says

The Alaska Constitution requires police to get a warrant if they use binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses to look into a yard from a plane, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled.

Mar 12, 2024 1:29 PM CDT

2023 was a record year for Disaster Legal Services program

It’s been a busy 12 months for the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services program. According to Amanda Brown, the director of the program, Disaster Legal Services helped survivors navigate the aftermath of a record 23 federally declared natural disasters in 2023.

Dec 18, 2023 8:28 AM CST

25 federal district courts have always had white judges

Twenty-five out of 94 federal district courts have never had a judge of color, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis.

Sep 5, 2023 12:36 PM CDT

Alito uses op-ed page to defend undisclosed free Alaska trip on private jet

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito defended his free 2008 vacation to an Alaskan fishing lodge in a column published Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, about five hours before ProPublica reported on the trip.

Jun 21, 2023 10:43 AM CDT

Former acting AG for Alaska is charged with sexual abuse of minor on mock trial team

Clyde “Ed” Sniffen, a former acting attorney general for Alaska, has been indicted on three felony charges of sexual abuse of a minor following accusations that he had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl that began during a mock trial trip to New Orleans.

Sep 26, 2022 8:53 AM CDT

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Alaska

Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

2nd Circuit cites push notifications to jurors as one reason why Sarah Palin deserves new defamation trial

Conflicts controversy follows revelation prosecutor sent nude photos to federal judge

Judiciary employees filed 17 complaints against federal judges over 3-year period, new report says

Federal judge who abruptly resigned had been referred for possible impeachment recommendation

Lowered bar pass cut scores mean better bar pass rates in 4 states

Warrant required for overhead zoom-lens search that could reveal ‘intimate’ and ‘unflattering’ details, top state court says

2023 was a record year for Disaster Legal Services program

25 federal district courts have always had white judges

Alito uses op-ed page to defend undisclosed free Alaska trip on private jet

Former acting AG for Alaska is charged with sexual abuse of minor on mock trial team

Sarah Palin didn’t meet ‘high standard’ for proving defamation in suit against New York Times, judge says

Republican-led states sue Biden administration over protections for transgender students and workers

Acting Alaska AG resigns amid allegations he had a sexual relationship with high schooler in 1991

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