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February 28, 2007
A relatively new technology is helping speed up the transfer of custody of criminal defendants from federal courts to the Federal Bureau of Prisons once they are sentenced to time behind bars.
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February 28, 2007
Federal judges are still waiting for a cost-of-living increase in 2007, but the ceiling on outside earned income went up.
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February 27, 2007
The U.S. Sentencing Commission has issued the 11th edition of its Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics. The volume covers fiscal year 2006, and offers national data as well as data on each judicial circuit and district.
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February 23, 2007
The top lawyers at 60 major U.S. corporations have urged congressional leaders to provide a "substantial increase to the salaries of federal judges."
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February 21, 2007
The Sandra Day O'Connor Project on the State of the Judiciary has been established at Georgetown University Law Center, continuing the work of a conference held at the school last year.
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February 16, 2007
The deans of 130 of the nation's law schools have sent letters to congressional leaders in support of "a substantial increase in the compensation of federal judges."
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February 14, 2007
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing February 14 on, among other topics, judicial independence, security for judges and their families, and judges' pay.
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February 13, 2007
The American Bar Association's policy-making House of Delegates votes to urge Congress to "take immediate action" and give federal judges a pay increase.
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February 09, 2007
Need to check the costs of litigating in federal courts? All district, appellate, and bankruptcy court fees, as well as others, are online.
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February 07, 2007
A newly available Internet hotline allows the public to report suspected instances of bankruptcy fraud.