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Should there be a duty of tech competence for judges? Survey raises questions

The ABA added a duty of technology competence to the model ethics rules for lawyers in August 2012, but no such duty has been added to the model rules for judges. So far, 36 states have adopted the technology competence rule, embodied in Comment 8 to Model Rule 1.1 of…

May 10, 2019 4:13 PM CDT

Judge complains court filings are being used to deliver information to news media

A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against Baylor University warned lawyers for the sexual assault plaintiffs Tuesday that court filings should not be used to deliver information to the news media. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas, delivered the warning in an order considering discovery issues, the Texas…

Apr 18, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

‘Blindfold’ off: New York state overhauls discovery laws

Prosecutors will be required to turn over information to the defense much earlier in a criminal case, among other changes.

Apr 3, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Should there be a duty of tech competence for judges? Survey raises questions

Judge complains court filings are being used to deliver information to news media

‘Blindfold’ off: New York state overhauls discovery laws

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