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Alabama's Judicial Inquiry Commission advised on June 17 that a circuit court could accept money from a local bar foundation to pay for jury trials. Because of shortfalls in state and local funding, the court was…
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Heavy trial delays stemming from funding cuts and the lack of resources to meet needs of citizens in the court system were top concerns discussed at a recent hearing of the ABA Task Force on the…
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New York's courts began cutting staff and services after the state budget reduced court funding by $170 million, about 6%. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget, announced March 27, restored $480 million to education and human services while…
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Gov. Rick Scott approved a $19.5 million loan to Florida's state courts to fill a budget shortfall that otherwise would have forced furloughs and court closures statewide through the end of May. The Florida Supreme Court…
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Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb warned lawmakers in a State of the Judiciary address on March 8 that a proposed 10% cut to the courts' budget would "cause hundreds of layoffs to a work force…
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American Bar Association president Stephen N. Zack has offered an alarming analysis of "a justice system…in crisis" in our states. "Our courts protect our freedom and our access to justice when we need it. But at…
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Several lawyers filed suit against the state of New Hampshire to restore money cut from the court system. The case, Baxter v. New Hampshire, No. 217-2010-CV-00683, was filed in superior court and sought restoration of $4…
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Virginia lawmakers left judgeships empty to save money. A freeze imposed by the General Assembly left 18 judgeships unfilled in the 2009-10 fiscal year, and as many as 50 could be vacant by June 30, 2012.…
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