Ending a longtime practice that harks back to the British colonization of India, a court in Madras yesterday began enforcing a rule that lawyers are not supposed to address the…
U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, known for his rulings on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled Texas to integrate schools, reform prisons, educate illegal immigrants and revamp many other policies…
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the nominations of four federal judges to the full Senate today, despite Republican objections about two of the nominees’ ties to the American Civil Liberties…
A former Florida appeals judge has lost his law license after pleading guilty to bank fraud for lying about a stripper’s contribution to a down payment on a home.
California Chief Justice Ronald George is criticizing the state referendum process for creating a “dysfunctional” state government and curbing the rights of gay men and women.
Following the historic appointment today of a Latina to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court, more Hispanics may soon be named to the state’s federal bench.
A Stanford dropout who wrote the computer program for a mass download of documents from Pacer has learned that the FBI investigated him over the incident.
As the U.S. Supreme Court opened its term Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lived up to her reputation as a frequent questioner in oral arguments, outpacing her fellow New Yorker, Justice…
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