State Government
447 ABA Journal State Government articles.
The Michigan Supreme Court has received some pushback on its proposal to require state courts to use preferred pronouns when identifying parties or lawyers.
Jun 7, 2023 2:05 PM CDT
A lawyer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has been censured after acknowledging that he “fell into stupid” and accessed his former law firm’s computer system to monitor his former partner’s business activity.
Jun 6, 2023 3:24 PM CDT
A New York appeals court has denied bar admission to a 2000 law graduate who practiced law for nearly 10 years without a license, rising to law firm partnership.
Jun 6, 2023 9:36 AM CDT
A draft ethics opinion says California judges should not attend law office celebrations with free food and drinks.
May 31, 2023 8:16 AM CDT
Family courts in Colorado custody cases can’t cut off a child’s contact with a protective parent to whom they are bonded just to improve a relationship with a rejected parent accused of abuse or domestic violence, according to a bill signed into law last week.
May 30, 2023 3:37 PM CDT
Impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had a legitimate reason to fire whistleblowers, according to
a tweet by his office citing a law firm report backing up that claim.
May 30, 2023 10:22 AM CDT
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill last week that that requires telemarketers to provide a callback number and to identify themselves and whom they represent within 30 seconds.
May 26, 2023 12:26 PM CDT
Virginia proposes ban on agreements limiting ethics complaints
A proposed ethics rule in Virginia would ban lawyers from making agreements with clients or former clients that limit their right to…
May 26, 2023 10:48 AM CDT
A committee of the Texas House of Representatives has recommended that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached for allegedly misusing his power to benefit a developer who contributed to his campaign and provided other benefits.
May 26, 2023 9:57 AM CDT
Investigators outlined allegations of abuse of office against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a public hearing by a GOP-led Texas House of Representatives panel in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.
May 25, 2023 9:34 AM CDT
Updated: A federal judge in Colorado has warned lawyers for litigants in a business dispute that he will not “sit idly by in the face of further mudslinging.”
May 24, 2023 10:30 AM CDT
The State Bar of California’s board of trustees on Friday asked members of a blue-ribbon commission who backed a proposal to bypass the bar exam to develop their proposals further.
May 23, 2023 8:57 AM CDT
North Carolina Central University has appointed Patricia Timmons-Goodson, a retired North Carolina Supreme Court justice, as the dean of its law school.
May 18, 2023 12:13 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an emergency request to block bans on sales of assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines while legal challenges continue in lower courts.
May 17, 2023 2:00 PM CDT
Scholars and courts have overlooked what could be a scrivener’s error that changes the text of the law that permits lawsuits against state and local government officials for constitutional violations, according to a February law review article.
May 16, 2023 10:56 AM CDT
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