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March 28, 2012
The federal judiciary today asked House appropriators to provide a 3.1 percent funding increase for fiscal year 2013 – the lowest requested increase on record – at a time when courts already have cut staffing and implemented other sweeping cost-containment measures.
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March 21, 2012
A new software application will give the federal court system’s probation and pretrial services officers much more information about their clients.
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March 13, 2012
Following on the heels of a cost-containment summit convened last fall, the Judicial Conference of the United States today approved a series of money-saving initiatives in an effort to prepare for funding levels that will otherwise cause significant reductions in staff and court services.
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March 13, 2012
Caseloads for fiscal year 2011 increased in district courts and in the probation and pretrial services system, while falling slightly in the appellate and bankruptcy courts.
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March 02, 2012
A recently published report focuses on programs, services, and materials federal courts have developed to assist “pro se” litigants – those who don’t have a lawyer’s help. The report also looks at what assistance exists for court staff in handling pro se cases.
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March 01, 2012
U.S. District Judge George Singal of Maine was born in a World War II refugee camp after his family fled from eastern Poland. He explains that when presiding over naturalization ceremonies he invites new citizens to take advantage of their new opportunities.