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Forecasting the Forecasters: Upcoming Trends in Judicial Analytics

Attorney at Work

There was no effective way to perform practical legal research on state trial court records. The names of judges, attorneys and law firms are subject to change, a fact that makes it hard — if not impossible — to track legal entities across any given data set. We can quickly see, for example, that the Hon.

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Bruce’s Beach: A Case Study for Judicial Analytics Best Practices

Attorney at Work

The legal heirs of Charles and Willa Bruce were all set to receive the deed to Bruce’s Beach. They can find it themselves through a targeted search, one that points directly to the paragraph — to the sentence— that addresses the pertinent legal threshold, the key factor(s) influencing a specific judge’s decision-making process.

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Using Motions to Get a Lawsuit Dismissed Early in California

Chugh LLP

In California, a motion for sanctions may be one of the most successful methods for dismissal. The responsive pleading can be in the form of an answer, a demurrer, or a motion. Motions usually contain a written brief which explains the legal argument for case dismissal. Motions to dismiss . motions for sanctions.

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Boohoo Group Says it Has Reached a Preliminary Settlement in Case Over “Fraudulent” Reference Pricing

The Fashion Law

District Court [for the Central District of California] that they have agreed to the terms of a preliminary settlement relating to the [plaintiffs’] claims,” a representative for Manchester, UK-based Boohoo Group revealed on Thursday. Boohoo is pleased to report that the parties have notified the [U.S.] The Defendants’ Answers.

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Supreme Court will hear case about medical records confidentiality

At the Lectern

” The school district claimed that, by retroactively eliminating the claim presentation requirement, the statute violated the California Constitution’s provision barring the Legislature from making “any gift” to an individual and also the federal and state constitutional due process clauses. Illuminate Education.

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Gang enhancements, union protections, racially biased prosecutions, the Second Amendment, Michael Jackson, and more at the Supreme Court’s conference

At the Lectern

California Racial Justice Act. The defendant challenged her murder convictions on appeal claiming implicit bias by the trial judge in violation of the California Racial Justice Act. The court granted review in People v. ” Based on Brown v.

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Supreme Court will decide who sets salaries for retirement board employees

At the Lectern

CERL)) have authority under the California Constitution and relevant statutes to create employment classifications and set salaries for employees of the retirement system?” Regents of the University of California. Code, § 31450 et seq. ” and “does section 31522.1

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