Latest News and Information from the Judiciary http://www.uscourts.gov/Common/RSSFeeds.aspx http://backend.userland.com/rss Federal Judicial Center Director Jeremy Fogel said he is “committed to continuing the Center’s exemplary service to the judiciary” despite facing unprecedented fiscal challenges over the next few years. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-02-10/FJC’s_Director_Enthusiastic_Despite_Challenges.aspx 1752ce4e-9c60-42ff-b281-49cb90752bce Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:36:27 GMT The Administrative Office, required by Congress to report on the number of applications for court orders authorizing or approving interception of electronic communications each year, has posted revised instructions for those who must file data for such reports. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-02-02/Wiretap_Reporting_Instructions_Revised.aspx d5f9b02a-bf4c-49ad-8cee-42d02b7513cc Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Senior U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown, who regularly presided over cases well past his 104th birthday, died on January 23. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-01-25/Oldest_Federal_Judge_Dies.aspx fdd09722-bac4-46a8-bdd9-3264fcf08cdb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:22:04 GMT Most federal judges have taken steps to ensure that jurors do not use social media to discuss the trial in which they are involved, a recently published survey indicates. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-01-24/Most_Federal_Judges_Warn_Jurors_About_Social_Media.aspx 64729d58-07bc-4992-b96f-70db07074cd7 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:30:31 GMT The recently opened 10-story U.S. courthouse in Buffalo, N.Y., is home not only to the federal judiciary but also provides office space for the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Attorney, and the General Services Administration. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-01-20/New_Federal_Courthouse_Graces_Buffalo_s_Skyline.aspx c21eaf89-bfd1-4b77-beb8-2017c5858632 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:20:40 GMT One year after the Tucson shooting that killed six people and wounded 13, federal judges in Arizona honored the late Chief Judge John M. Roll, who was among victims slain while attending a constituent gathering sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/12-01-09/Judiciary_Remembers_Lives_Lost_in_Tucson_Shooting.aspx 27a4e428-3fe2-4c30-8bb5-7b1b0ab63758 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:36:03 GMT Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has issued his 2011 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, the seventh since he was appointed as the nation’s top-ranking jurist in September 2005. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-31/Chief_Justice_Roberts_Issues_Year-End_Report_on_Federal_Judiciary.aspx e0a5a501-fe43-400a-9c8b-ff3f30db9e2a Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT A federal trial court in New York City has begun an initiative that judges, lawyers, and litigants hope will reduce both the cost of, and the time spent on, complex civil cases. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-29/Pilot_Project_Hopes_to_Tame_Complex_Civil_Cases.aspx c37061c4-4c9e-4525-bca0-9143221a0a26 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:56:21 GMT Have a question about bankruptcy? Some U.S. bankruptcy courts are inviting people with questions to join them in online chats. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-28/Online_Chat_Improves_Service_to_Public.aspx 3317a474-0c87-4548-8176-c25c72a5c824 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:44:35 GMT The extraordinary steps sometimes needed in court cases featuring national security issues are brought into sharp focus by a recently published compilation of case-management challenges that confronted federal judges in 27 such cases. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-27/National_Security_Cases_Pose_Special_Challenges.aspx bb864beb-37c9-4ee2-b6bd-15e862280182 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:59:04 GMT Senior, recalled, and retired federal judges who hail from Oregon were honored at a ceremony in Portland earlier this month. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-23/Senior_Recalled_and_Retired_Federal_Judges_Honored.aspx 6e9329dc-6145-46ac-baf2-c69264f0fb40 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:14:17 GMT When the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787, our nation’s Founders knew that the document failed to articulate the limits of the governmental powers it created. Another document, known as the Bill of Rights, was deemed necessary. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-09/The_Bill_of_Rights_Marks_Its_220th_Anniversary.aspx 7bee147c-9a0e-4e92-968e-c29be5ff01ac Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:57:35 GMT The Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles is hosting a traveling exhibit titled "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America." http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-06/Los_Angeles_Courthouse_Features_Lincoln_Exhibit.aspx ea2d8e50-d000-4c70-8b25-e7dc1783f0f4 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:42:56 GMT Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence took effect December 1, 2011. Congress took no action after the changes were approved by Supreme Court more than seven months earlier. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-12-02/Changes_to_Federal_Court_Rules_Take_Effect.aspx 2c9c300f-f6a8-411b-80c9-f1731e4787a1 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:02:30 GMT About 1,800 of the federal judiciary’s pretrial services officers have taken training in tools that will help them make better assessments about defendants most likely to commit new crimes or fail to appear in court. http://www.uscourts.gov/news/newsView/11-11-23/Pretrial_Services_Officers_Trained_in_Risk_Assessment_Tools.aspx 6c744a10-9b28-49b6-8d0e-976f0f3ab5df Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:49:25 GMT