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MD ethics panel: Judges should not share nonpublic info until served with subpoena
A Maryland ethics committee says judges should not volunteer testimony without a subpoena, stressing impartiality and judicial integrity.
Getty sought lawyers’ views on recusal in election-law case
It's not often that a high-court judge asks the attorneys if they want him or her to recuse from a case.
COOPER, ET AL. v. STEVEN M. KIGGINS, ET AL.
Where appellants voluntarily requested a dismissal, without prejudice, of their suit against the principal and school board after the court denied their motion for a continuance, is their appeal of that dismissal barred by the final judgment rule?
USS Cole bombing judge denies recusal motion
FORT MEADE — The military judge presiding over the war crimes trial of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in the attack on the USS Cole rejected a motion Tuesday by […]
CSA denies second motion to reconsider Exxon decision
A nine-judge Court of Special Appeals panel has denied a second motion to reconsider its February decision to slash Jacksonville residents’ $150 million verdict against Exxon Mobil. The motion was denied […]
Answer to ethics question helped to guide CSA judges in Exxon Mobil opinion
Maybe we could’ve seen coming the confusion over the Court of Special Appeals’ in banc hearing of Exxon Mobil’s appeal of Jacksonville residents’ $150 million jury verdict. After all, the […]
Law blog roundup
Happy Monday! Here are some links to peruse while you figure out how you’re going to survive your first five-day work week in what feels like four months: An interesting […]
Law blog roundup
Happy Monday and welcome back from the holiday weekend! Here are some law morsels to chew on while you decide if Mom’s turkey meatballs will still be good for one […]
Recusal policy reveals oil industry-government ties
WASHINGTON — Ties between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them persist, nearly a year after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to […]
