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The Text Of The Policy Approved By The Judicial Conference

I obtained a copy of the report approved by the Judicial Conference. First, why on earth could this memo not have been issued contemporaneously with the press release? This may be one of the most-botched governmental rollouts since HealthCare.gov. The Executive Committee should carefully re-assess their procedures here. Second, the…

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Where does the Judicial Conference Get the Authority To Mandate Case Assignments?

A general power to issue orders to judicial employees does not trump a specific power for district courts to make their own rules about case assignments.

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Senators McConnell, Cornyn, and Tillis Send Letters To Chief Judges About Judicial Conference "Policy"

"It is Congress that decides how cases should be assigned in the inferior courts and Congress has already spoken on this issue in an enacted statute."

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The Case for Caution on Reacting to the Judicial Conference Press Release on Forum-Shopping

We should wait until we know what (if anything) is happening.

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The Judicial Conference's New "Policy" Demonstrates Why Judges Should Not Make Policy

The way to depoliticize the courts is to depoliticize the courts.

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A Welcome Judicial Reform: Towards Random Case Assignment

I was delighted to see the Judicial Conference of the United States is acting to promote random case assignment in certain declaratory judgment and injunction cases. You can read the press release here. It will be important to see the details, but as outlined, this policy change will ameliorate the…

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Smith busts Trump bid to hoodwink judge

Legal experts say Smith just exposed Trump team's "lies and gamesmanship" on cameras in courtroom

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Thomas' Koch trip undermines his defense

“Even using Thomas’ flawed logic... there’s no way this chartered flight fits into that exception," expert says

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Should Trump's trial be televised?

There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen, but House Democrats and Trump's own lawyer are pushing for a televised trial.

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Federal judge says Clarence Thomas ethics complaints mishandled more than a decade ago

WASHINGTON — The federal courts’ policymaking body in 2011 mishandled ethics complaints surrounding financial disclosures by Justice Clarence Thomas, a sitting federal judge testified Wednesday.

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Chief Justice Roberts's Letter to Senator Durbin

Last week Senator Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite my hope that the Chief would send Justice Breyer, Roberts respectfully declined Durbin's invitation. And he sent a letter explaining his decision. The letter is short--only one page--but Roberts packs a lot in…

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Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

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Chief Justice Roberts hasn’t responded to invitation to testify on ethics matter, Durbin says

WASHINGTON — A request by Senate Democrats that Chief Justice John Roberts investigate possible ethics violations by Justice Clarence Thomas has instead been referred to a judicial panel, prompting a renewed request for Roberts to testify on the matter.

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Watchdog urges DOJ probe into Thomas

Campaign Legal Center says that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice”

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