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As GOP lawmakers have courts in their crosshairs, Utah’s chief justice urges against retribution
Judges “must be free to make decisions driven by the law and the facts and not based on who the litigants are," the Utah Supreme Court's chief justice told lawmakers.
California courts are underfunded, leading to delays in cases, chief justice says
California’s court system faces an ongoing budget crunch that has contributed to a shortage of judges and slowed the progress of cases, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court said Wednesday.
Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice defends judicial independence
Probably the only reasonable response to such a speech.
Clement reelected as Michigan Supreme Court chief justice
In its first conference of 2025, members of the Michigan Supreme Court voted unanimously to retain Elizabeth Clement as the court’s chief justice. Clement was first elected chief justice in November 2022,
Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice defends judicial independence before legislature
SALT LAKE CITY — The Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court addressed judicial independence in a speech to state lawmakers. "I want to address what some might consider to be a tension between our two branches of government," Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said in his State of the Judiciary address to the Utah State Legislature.
Tensions rise as Utah court faces criticism from legislators
Chief Justice calls Utah a national model for judicial fairness and accountability during his State of the Judiciary address.
Kansas Supreme Court chief justice warns of ‘all-out crisis’ in access to legal services
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert told lawmakers Wednesday she was happy she wouldn’t be talking about how a disaster had upended court operations like she has in past years with the COVID-19 pandemic and a cybersecurity attack.
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Chief Justice Roberts takes center stage for Trump's high-stakes swearing-in for the second time
Donald Trump will be sworn in as President for his second term on. Chief Justice John Roberts will once again administer the ...
Levin to Interim Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit: I will do everything to ensure you're not appointed
Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Interim Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit that he would do everything in his power to ensure Amit would not be appointed for the role of chief justice until the existing ...
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...
California Chief Justice Says Social Media Harms Civic Discourse
Social media has politicized discourse about the judiciary’s role as the third branch of government and has harmed the public ...
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Chief justice says SD would benefit from expanding its new criminal public defense office
Steven Jensen, chief justice of the state Supreme Court, delivered his annual State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers at ...
Kansas Chief Justice focuses on 'justice gap' in annual speech to lawmakers
Chief Justice Marla Luckert said courts are finding ways to make courts accessible for those with fewer means in her State of ...
Vance Has Close Ties to Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Who Swore Him in as Vice President
It isn’t surprising that JD Vance was sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with whom Vance ...
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Chief Justice Malaba Orders 'Disrespectful' Traditional Leaders to Undergo Ethical, Legal Training
THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has been ordered to train traditional leaders on ethical and legal standards, just over a month after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) lodged a complaint ...