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June 27, 2007
In the three-month period ending March 31, 2007, there were 193,641 bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts, more than in any of the four previous three-month periods.
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June 27, 2007
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June 26, 2007
A federal judge, representing the judiciary's policy-making entity, tells Congress that minimum sentences made mandatory by federal law result in penalties that are inequitable and unduly harsh.
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June 26, 2007
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June 14, 2007
A Judicial Misconduct and Disability page explains how to complain about a federal judge, in any of the 13 judicial circuits. It's one outgrowth of a report in which a committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer called for improvements in how complaints are handled.
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June 07, 2007
Judge Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.
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June 06, 2007
In a 202-page report to Congress on federal cocaine sentencing policy, the U.S. Sentencing Commission urges legislation to remedy disparities between penalties for crimes involving powder cocaine and crack cocaine.