Category: Courts Budget

Court-Referred MJ Treatment: Court and Treatment Backlog

Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) has long cited increases in people seeking treatment for marijuana as a core reason to keep prohibition. However, the WaPost reports this week that DHHS has come out with some context for… Read More

Court Access Raised As Issue In Florida’s Daubert-Frye Row

The Daily Record in Jacksonville, Florida is quoting local attorney Wayne Hogan in a report about how expert witnesses will be qualified for Sunshine State cases, and he’s raising the issue of access to justice: “At a time… Read More

Philly Bar Assoc. Will Push Civil Gideon In 2016

The incoming chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, in his initial address to members, says he will push for “civil Gideon” legislation in 2016. The move would be one a high-profile boost to the idea of providing free… Read More