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Supreme Court rated tops at transparency of justices’ finances

At the Lectern

The nonprofit organization Fix the Court — which usually focuses on the federal courts and primarily the U.S. Supreme Court — earlier this month issued “ Sorry State of Disclosure: How State Supreme Court Justices Hide Finances and Perks from the Public.” It’s not an easy find.

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Order in the Court: How Stenographers and Court Reporters Remain Relevant in Today’s High-Tech Environment

Connor Reporting

If so, then you’ve seen court reporting in action. Despite the increasing availability of digital recording over the past 25 years, licensed court reporters still play a large part in courtroom proceedings, depositions, and appeals. . However, reporters used variations of the Bartholomew model until 1937.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

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So Congress, for the first time, passed a law authorizing the chief justice to hire an administrative assistant. From 1972 to 1985, Cannon served as Burger’s assistant, helping him implement various changes to modernize the court. He argued the case and won it – and, in doing so, laid the groundwork for modern campaign-finance law.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

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We knew that a systemized approach to addressing value-based considerations would be far more effective at consistently capturing the full value of the legal work being scoped and we delivered on that need with our innovative solution: Modifiers. Another example is our Directory of Alternative Fee Providing Law Firms. Anything else?

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Empower Your Firm: The Modern Guide To Litigation Financing

This guide simplifies the complex world of litigation financing and compares different models and how they can impact the access to justice your firm provides to clients. From multimillion-dollar funding, to no-interest deferred payment options for your court reporting and deposition needs, our guide walks you through the entire process.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In a separate case in which one of the developer’s challenged the City of Santa Rosa’s natural gas ban, the court issued a tentative ruling that would deny the developer’s request that the court order the City to set aside its adoption of the reach code.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The dissent contended that “a federal court need not manage all of the delicate foreign relations and regulatory minutiae implicated by climate change to offer real relief, and the mere fact that this suit cannot alone halt climate change does not mean that it presents no claim suitable for judicial resolution.” Richardson v.