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Pennsylvania is one of at least four states that holds judicial elections in off-years. This November, two candidates competed for a seat on the superior court (an intermediate appellate court) and four appellate judges, including two supreme court… MORE
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Drawing attention to the costs of high-end divorce, Justice Matthew Cooper of the New York Supreme Court (the state's highest trial court) recently refused to go along with longstanding legal precedent that assigns responsibility for attorneys' fees… MORE
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As the public comment period continues on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Senate Judiciary Committee joined in the discussion this week by holding a hearing on the proposals. The hearing provided another… MORE
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Recent statistics from the United Kingdom show a drop in family mediation referrals, which have fallen an average of 26 percent from April to June 2013, compared to the same period last year. A number of possible reasons have been given to account… MORE
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill calling for a move to merit selection for judges of Pennsylvania's appellate courts. Pennsylvania is currently one of nine states that chooses appellate judges in partisan elections, and one… MORE
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“[Lawyers] who have smaller shops and are looking to take on people out of Baylor because they're ready to walk into a courtroom. Baylor has that edge of teaching you how to go try cases . . . .”
Responses like this are common from Texas plaintiff'… MORE
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Recent studies are shedding new light on the impact of divorce on society and the individual. According to a Brown University longitudinal study, based on data collected beginning in 1948, divorce may be “contagious.” The study found that… MORE
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A couple years ago, Milbank Tweed announced Milbank@Harvard, billed as a "groundbreaking multi-year training program for Milbank associates" to give them broader context for the commercial matters they handle for clients everyday. This month, David… MORE
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Studies on predictors of divorce abound. Among the more recent is a study exploring a connection between the intensity of one's smile—as memorialized in a yearbook picture—and the likelihood of divorce. A DePauw University professor examined… MORE
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On November 7th, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee held the first of three hearings on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The hearing, which took place in Washington D.C., provided an opportunity for the public to… MORE