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In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked a state law barring political party endorsements of judicial candidates. While holding that the state has “a compelling interest in maintaining a fair… MORE
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A circuit court judge rejected a challenge to the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the governor to name an additional member of the commission that nominates potential appellate judges and increase… MORE
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All 18 judges up for retention in Pima County Superior Court received generally high scores by the Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance, with most scoring higher than 85 percent in all categories. Judges in Pima and Maricopa counties… MORE
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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announces the release of Another Voice: Financial Experts on Reducing Client Costs in Civil Litigation, a new report prepared in collaboration with… MORE
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We all were there with the same objective: to achieve increased access, trust, and confidence in the courts through significant reduction in costs and delay in civil cases. All of us, in one manner or another, were already deeply involved in local… MORE
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Jeanne Teleia, a marriage and family therapist, told the North Hawaii News that conflict in divorce is damaging to children, but that help is available to mitigate the worst and most prevalent side effects. “Teleia said a conflicted divorce can… MORE
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Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family therapist, wrote in the New York Times that children’s voices are being ignored or suppressed in custody discussions and agreements. She argues that a custody arrangement generally governs the schedule of… MORE
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In Sanders County Republican Committee v. Bullock, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Montana law that restricted political parties from endorsing or contributing to judicial campaigns. The Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the… MORE
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Over the last year, the percentage of women serving on the state’s courts has risen from 36.1 percent to 38.2 percent. Governor Malloy has contributed to this uptick, selecting women for 46 of 102 judicial vacancies since taking office in 2007… MORE
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Prior to a campaign recess, the U.S. Senate confirmed two of the 17 pending nominees for federal district court vacancies. Fourteen of the 17 nominees received unanimous approval from the senate judiciary committee. Vacancies in the… MORE