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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.

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Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice defends judicial independence

Probably the only reasonable response to such a speech.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Trump’s Oath Not The First Flubbed By Chief Justice John Roberts

Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed President Donald Trump’s inaugural oath Monday, however, it wasn’t the first time Roberts ...

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 ...

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Justice Dept. removes senior career officials from key positions

The Justice Department reassignments involve top career officials in the national security and criminal divisions, according ...

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Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police ...

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Iowa Chief Justice calls for higher pay, juvenile court and magistrate reforms

Chief Justice Susan Christansen gives her 5th condition of the judiciary address after her fellow iowa supreme court justices ...

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Justice Department issues freeze for civil rights division

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in ...

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Exclusive: DOJ civil rights chief talks police reform, hate as Trump rollbacks feared

Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the Justice Department "a ...

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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 ...

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