On Wednesday, President Biden's nominations of Magistrate Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin to the District of South Carolina and Judge Cristal C. Brisco to the Northern District of Indiana were confirmed (view full article).
Judge Austin has…
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According to a…
Read News PostJudge Charles Wilson of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will take senior status upon confirmation of his successor, but no earlier than Dec. 31 (view full…
Read News PostEight years after the Supreme Court blocked his execution so that it could consider a challenge to Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol, the justices agreed on Monday to take up the case of…
Read News PostThe Supreme Court of the United States is hiring a deputy clerk for administration. Applicants must have a law degree and be admitted to the bar of a state’s highest court. More information about the position and the hiring process.
Congress has passed another stopgap funding bill to fund the government through early March (view full article).
With some federal agencies, including those that…
Read News PostNorth Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has dropped her First Amendment lawsuit because the judicial panel scrutinizing her public comments about the courts, colleagues and race has dismissed a complaint against her (…
Read News PostAfter Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended elected state attorney Andrew Warren in August 2022 because he vowed not to enforce abortion restrictions and replaced him with a political ally, Warren sued, alleging First Amendment retaliation. District court: Some of the factors that motivated…
Read News PostInnocent man spends 13 years of a life sentence in prison for a murder in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He alleges that the prosecutor, Johnny Baer (now a federal…
Read News PostThe Justice Department on Friday said in court papers that it would seek to execute the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket in May 2022. It is the first time that President Biden’s administration has sought the death penalty in a new case (…
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