http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?show=rss http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?show=rss Justice at Stake en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 00:32:18 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:32:18 +0000 Copyright 2013 Justice at Stake. All rights reserved. chall@justiceatstake.org (Managing Editor) chall@justiceatstake.org (Webmaster) Global Reach News Aggregator v0.96 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_president_affirms_constitutions_protections&show=news&newsID=16654 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_president_affirms_constitutions_protections&show=news&newsID=16654 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Justice at Stake said it was encouraged by the way President Obama talked in a speech on national security and counterterrorism policy about the Constitution's protections. See Gavel Grab for details.

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?srinivasan_confirmed_jas_hails_break_in_logjam&show=news&newsID=16644 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?srinivasan_confirmed_jas_hails_break_in_logjam&show=news&newsID=16644 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000  The Senate confirmed Sri Srinivasan for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 97-0 vote, and Justice at Stake welcomed the "break in a confirmation logjam." Learn more from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?heated_ideological_battle_over_kansas_court&show=news&newsID=16618 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?heated_ideological_battle_over_kansas_court&show=news&newsID=16618 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?nj_gov_christie_berates_judge_who_spoke_out&show=news&newsID=16617 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?nj_gov_christie_berates_judge_who_spoke_out&show=news&newsID=16617 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey berated state Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin, who spoke out earlier and urged the public to protect impartial jurists from retribution by politicians. Find more at Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?pa_chief_justice_to_face_antiretention_effort&show=news&newsID=16612 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?pa_chief_justice_to_face_antiretention_effort&show=news&newsID=16612 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000  Will Pennsylvania see the next serious push to remove a state Supreme Court justice in a retention  election? Two reform activists want to make that happen. Gavel Grab has details.

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?nj_judge_protect_our_courts_from_politics&show=news&newsID=16611 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?nj_judge_protect_our_courts_from_politics&show=news&newsID=16611 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin discussed the importance of protecting impartial courts from political influence and called on the public to help. For more, see Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_states_overreach_undermines_courts&show=news&newsID=16588 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_states_overreach_undermines_courts&show=news&newsID=16588 Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Justice at Stake raised concerns about legislation under consideration in some states to prosecute officials, including judges, who enforce federal firearms laws. For more, see Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?senate_panel_easily_approves_dc_circuit_nominee&show=news&newsID=16591 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?senate_panel_easily_approves_dc_circuit_nominee&show=news&newsID=16591 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve President Obama’s nomination of Sri Srinivasan for the nation’s second most influential appeals court. Learn more from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?assault_on_ks_merit_selection_is_rejected&show=news&newsID=16574 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?assault_on_ks_merit_selection_is_rejected&show=news&newsID=16574 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000  The Kansas Bar Association’s board rejected a proposal from key legislators wanting to revamp the state’s merit selection plan for choosing top judges and add Senate confirmation as a requirement. Read more at Gavel Grab.

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?ap_eyes_state_judicial_selection_spotlights_jas&show=news&newsID=16560 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?ap_eyes_state_judicial_selection_spotlights_jas&show=news&newsID=16560 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Efforts to change the way judges are selected have grown into a national trend, according to an AP article about an attack on merit selection in Kansas. The article also spotlighted Justice at Stake. See Gavel Grab for more. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?controversy_over_sentencing_of_pa_exjustice&show=news&newsID=16552 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?controversy_over_sentencing_of_pa_exjustice&show=news&newsID=16552 Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 There is controversy over a judge’s order that convicted ex-Justice Joan Orie Melvin of Pennsylvania write an apology to her former fellow jurists on a photograph of her in handcuffs. Find out more from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?sentencing_exjustice_must_apologize&show=news&newsID=16544 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?sentencing_exjustice_must_apologize&show=news&newsID=16544 Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Ex-Justice Joan Orie Melvin of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was ordered by a judge to apologize for her crimes to all state judges, and a reform group urged her to apologize to the public too. See Gavel Grab for more. 

]]> http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56733 http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56733 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?tn_legislator_calls_supreme_court_a_dictatorship&show=news&newsID=16534 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?tn_legislator_calls_supreme_court_a_dictatorship&show=news&newsID=16534 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Tennessee state Sen. Mae Beavers called the U.S. Supreme Court a “dictatorship” as she pushed for a nullification bill she had introduced. Find out details from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?exjustice_gets_three_years_house_arrest_in_pa&show=news&newsID=16533 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?exjustice_gets_three_years_house_arrest_in_pa&show=news&newsID=16533 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was sentenced to three years of house arrest on corruption convictions arising from two high court campaigns. Read more in Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?poll_nc_voters_strongly_favor_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16532 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?poll_nc_voters_strongly_favor_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16532 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 A new poll of North Carolina voters shows strong support for the state’s public financing program for appellate court candidates, which critics are pushing to dismantle. Find out more from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56634 http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56634 Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56649 http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56649 Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?ap_jas_fights_to_save_nc_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16524 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?ap_jas_fights_to_save_nc_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16524 Sun, 05 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Justice at Stake and some other national and local groups are working to preserve a program for public financing of appellate court candidates in North Carolina from efforts to eliminate it, the AP reported. See Gavel Grab for details. 

]]> http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56549 http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=56549 Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_hails_permanent_reform_for_wv_court_races&show=news&newsID=16518 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_hails_permanent_reform_for_wv_court_races&show=news&newsID=16518 Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 A bill to make permanent the public financing of West Virginia Supreme Court candidates became law on May 1, and Justice at Stake saluted Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for his support. Gavel Grab has details. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?retaliatory_judicial_paycut_measure_withdrawn&show=news&newsID=16521 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?retaliatory_judicial_paycut_measure_withdrawn&show=news&newsID=16521 Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Sponsors withdrew a a retaliatory amendment to slash the salaries of four Iowa Supreme Court justices who participated in a controversial ruling on same-sex marriage. Details available from Gavel Grab. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_will_congress_alleviate_justice_delays&show=news&newsID=16520 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?jas_will_congress_alleviate_justice_delays&show=news&newsID=16520 Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Action by Congress and the president to end flight delays caused by federal budget cuts is piecemeal and fails to address delays in the delivery of justice, Justice at Stake told congressional leaders. Visit Gavel Grab for more. 

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?exjustice_decries_dark_money_in_michigan&show=news&newsID=16512 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?exjustice_decries_dark_money_in_michigan&show=news&newsID=16512 Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000  Former Justice Elizabeth Weaver of the Michigan Supreme Court has written a book that is sharply critical of  “dark money” judicial campaign expenditures that cannot be traced to corporations or individuals. Read Gavel Grab for more.

]]> http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?in_oped_exgovernors_defend_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16492 http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/recent-fair-courts-articles/?in_oped_exgovernors_defend_public_financing&show=news&newsID=16492 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Raising campaign money for judicial elections puts the integrity of North Carolina’s courts at risk, former Governors Jim Holshouser and Jim Hunt write in a newspaper op-ed. For more, see Gavel Grab.  

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