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[FindLaw reg. req’d to view this decision – William Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 4, 2007] “Federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner affirms an Indiana law requiring voters to show a photo ID before they can vote in an election, concluding that the law was …
Documents prepared by the FBI (1,561 pages) in 1986 detailing Justice Rehnquist’s decade long prescription drug pain treatment were obtained by AP through FOIA requests, and released today as follows: http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section1.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section3.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section4.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section5.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section6.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section7.pdf Related posting from January 3, 2006, Article Details Justice Rehnquist’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Slate: Rehnquist’s Drug Habit – The …
Registration free article in today’s Legal Times: Rehnquist FBI File Sheds New Light on Drug Dependence, Confirmation Battles, by Tony Mauro, Legal Times, January 3, 2007.
Maryland Courts Watcher Blog “posts the synopses of all published opinions issued by the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and synopses of all opinions that are openly available on the Internet from other courts in Maryland.”
“The Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. The Clearinghouse maintains an Index of Filings of 2461 issuers that have been named in federal class action securities fraud lawsuits since passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The …
Chief Justice’s Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, 2006 – wherein he discusses only one issue, “the failure to raise judicial pay.” [bio of Chief Justice John Roberts], January 1, 2007. National Commission on the Public Service Statement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer, July 15, 2002: “The real pay of federal judges has diminished substantially …
SUMMARY: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is holding a public meeting to gather input to help NARA decide how to identify post-1970 non-trial civil cases with sufficient historical value to warrant permanent preservation. Pursuant to the U.S. District Court records schedule issued in 1983, the National Archives preserves all civil cases prior to …
Follow-up to a November 7, 2006 posting, Court Grants Appeal in AT&T Spying Case, today, via Wired, “A federal judge in San Francisco declined to decide today whether to unseal documents at the heart of a lawsuit against AT&T for its alleged participation in a warrantless government wiretapping program aimed at Americans’ overseas emails and …
Press release: “The National Center for State Courts has published Future Trends in State Courts 2006 [113 pages, PDF], the latest in its long-running Report on Trends in State Courts series. This book, which is produced annually by NCSCs Knowledge and Information Service, helps to make courts more aware of important societal trends that could …
“Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts series, Presents data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Government Finance Survey and Annual Survey of Public Employment. This series includes national and State-by-State estimates of government expenditures and employment for the following justice categories: police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. Federal data for the …
“A four-page fact sheet that describes the Justice for All Act has been provided by the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime.” Related Resources: Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime Resource Links for Victims Publications About Crime Victimization and Victims’ …
U.S. Courts: “As on January 1, 2007, there will be revised fee schedules for the federal Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Courts.” Appellate Fees Bankruptcy Fees
