Law

'A Mockery of the Judicial Process': Are Losing Companies in Cannabis Licensing Stalling Until New Legislative Session?

Georgia's medical marijuana licensing protest litigation saw major developments on Oct, 12, when a highly anticipated state Court of Appeals opinion authored by Judge Trea Pipkin closed off one of the ...
Times Union

Commentary: Judicial appointment process must be transparent

A court ruling allows the NYC mayor to keep applications for appointed judgeships secret from the public. The state's highest court must hear an appeal. Credit: Getty Images. In the wake of a New York ...
Law

Legislative Improvements to the Judicial Disciplinary Process

When the state legislature reconvenes in Albany, the Assembly will have on its agenda a major bill, already passed in the Senate by a vote of 61-1, that would enhance the ability of the Commission on ...
The Olympian

Frustrated by the ‘quasi-judicial process’? Lacey City Council will talk about it Thursday

Lacey City Council will discuss the quasi-judicial process this week, a process that has recently been thrust into the spotlight after residents became alarmed about two land-use decisions: the ...
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With new law, South Carolina changes its judicial selection process

COLUMBIA, S.C (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina is one of just two states where lawmakers elect judges – and some critics have said that could give lawyers who are also lawmakers an unfair advantage in the ...
The Gazette

Colorado Supreme Court justices publicly back more independent judicial discipline process

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright and his successor, Justice Monica Márquez, on Thursday repeatedly reiterated to lawmakers their willingness to divest judicial discipline from the ...