Transgender girl can stay on team, for now, after SCOTUS denial; action comes as US proposes new Title IX rule

Home Daily News Transgender girl can stay on team, for now,… U.S. Supreme Court Transgender girl can stay on team, for now, after SCOTUS denial; action comes as US proposes new Title IX rule By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 9:17 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to … Read more

Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible and offensive,’ law prof says

Home Daily News Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible… Trials & Litigation Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible and offensive,’ law prof says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 17, 2023, 3:15 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. A judge’s decision last month allowing a divorced woman to pursue use of frozen embryos is raising … Read more

Court backlogs persist in this state because of shortage of attorneys; ‘the wheels of justice depend on lawyers’

Home Daily News Court backlogs persist in this state because… Judiciary Court backlogs persist in this state because of shortage of attorneys; ‘the wheels of justice depend on lawyers’ By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 1:50 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Georgia courts are having trouble addressing case backlogs because the state has a … Read more

Federal judge faces probe after he orders handcuffing of 13-year-old girl in gallery in ‘scared straight’ approach

Home Daily News Federal judge faces probe after he orders… Judiciary Federal judge faces probe after he orders handcuffing of 13-year-old girl in gallery in ‘scared straight’ approach By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 11:15 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal judge in San Diego faces an ethics probe initiated by the judiciary … Read more

Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about what clients really want

Home Daily News Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about… Asked and Answered Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about what clients really want By Stephanie Francis Ward February 27, 2023, 8:39 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Jessica Bednarz has spent much of her career representing people, researching access-to-justice issues and using that … Read more

South Carolina laws that prosecute kids for ‘disorderly’ conduct are unconstitutional, 4th Circuit says

Home Daily News South Carolina laws that prosecute kids for… Juvenile Justice South Carolina laws that prosecute kids for ‘disorderly’ conduct are unconstitutional, 4th Circuit says By Amanda Robert February 23, 2023, 3:22 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down two South Carolina laws that punish elementary and secondary … Read more

Colorado man faces $300K bond after suing, threatening multiple judges

Home Daily News Colorado man faces $300K bond after suing,… Judiciary Colorado man faces $300K bond after suing, threatening multiple judges By Amanda Robert February 23, 2023, 12:52 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A Colorado man still faces a $300,000 bond after being indicted by a grand jury on 24 counts, including criminal extortion, conspiracy … Read more

Lawyers for Trump and rape accuser square off over DNA offer

Home Daily News Lawyers for Trump and rape accuser square… Tort Law Lawyers for Trump and rape accuser square off over DNA offer By Debra Cassens Weiss February 14, 2023, 9:26 am CST Writer E. Jean Carroll talks to reporters in March 2020 outside a courthouse in New York. Photo by Seth Wenig/The Associated Press. … Read more

Examining juvenile crime and punishment in songs

With fantasy football season over (home league champion, right here), I’ve started going through the back catalog of some of my favorite podcasts, one being Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Dad. I’ve previously written about his The Daily Stoic podcast, and they are both worth a listen. I recently came across an installment titled “Tell Them … Read more

Appeals judge should be removed for using client and campaign account as a ‘personal ATM,’ ethics panel says

Home Daily News Appeals judge should be removed for using… Ethics Appeals judge should be removed for using client and campaign account as a ‘personal ATM,’ ethics panel says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 31, 2023, 3:35 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A judicial ethics panel is recommending removal of a suspended Georgia appeals judge … Read more