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September 29, 2010
Two federal judges told Congress that the administration of justice is threatened when a lack of adequate or appropriate courtroom space exists. U.S. District Judges Michael A. Ponsor of Massachusetts and Robert J. Conrad Jr. of North Carolina represented the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States.
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September 29, 2010
The 2010 term of the Supreme Court of the United States begins on October 4. Federal law has required that start-of-term date for nearly 100 years.
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September 28, 2010
Siegfried Ramler explains how the important form of simultaneous interpreting, now a fixture in federal courtrooms, was developed during the historic 1945 Nuremberg Trials of accused war criminals.
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September 28, 2010
Reports showing, by U.S. district and magistrate judge, various pieces of federal court business pending more than six months are now available online.
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September 23, 2010
Before a legal controversy can be resolved, it first must be determined whether the matter belongs in state or federal court. Today, federal and state courts are working together to help achieve a proper balance.
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September 20, 2010
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees an accused the right to be represented by a lawyer in serious criminal prosecutions. But what if a defendant cannot afford a lawyer?
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September 15, 2010
September 24 marks the anniversary of a groundbreaking American invention – a federal court system separate from the individual state courts. More than 220 years later, the system remains a vibrant protector of the rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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September 14, 2010
The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved a pilot project to evaluate the effect of cameras in federal district courtrooms and the public release of digital video recordings of some civil proceedings.