Law Day Mostly A Local Affair
May 1 is, of course, Law Day. It was set aside to honor the idea that our nation embraces the rule of law, even in an era when reduced funding has some contending that access to civil courts… Read More
Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
May 1 is, of course, Law Day. It was set aside to honor the idea that our nation embraces the rule of law, even in an era when reduced funding has some contending that access to civil courts… Read More
Sara Warner, publisher of the California Courts Monitor, has a national Huffington Post column outlining how a North Carolina bankruptcy case might uncover enough scandal to become a Democratic political liability. In particular, she says the legal system… Read More
The Kansas Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of issuing a formal state that it is “troubled” by state lawmakers tying a funding increase to a court reorganization. As with other states, the Kansas chief justice has… Read More
A Florida group funding increased legal assistance for juveniles has extended that aid beyond law enforcement issues to help deal with family courts, citations and other civil matters, according to an Associated Press report. The move is significant… Read More
Education funding got the big headlines as Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed the state’s budget into law, but the spending plan also represents the ongoing tug-of-war over centralized court administration. WIBW News 13 TV reported that “… the… Read More