A decadeslong fight to enshrine a right to counsel for New Yorkers facing eviction proceedings is headed to Albany and the governor’s office on March 13, to call for $260 million to establish a statewide office dedicated to that purpose. The effort also entails defending tenants who are at risk of…

A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has ordered the removal of two prosecutors from a high-profile case involving an alleged gang leader of Liberty City, following accusations of prosecutorial misconduct in The State of Florida v. Smith. Judge Andrea R. Wolfson. Courtesy photo Judge Andrea Wolfson said her ruling Wednesday was influenced…

Eight of 15 District Court Judges in Contested Races Sent Fishing | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/03/07/these-8-lawyers-just-defeated-sitting-judges-texas-election-results/ Photo: Bigstock NEWS Eight of the 15 judges facing a challenge were unseated in Republican and Democratic primaries Tuesday. March 07, 2024 at 06:13 PM 4 minute read X Thank you for…

A municipal judge has been hit with a crop of ethics charges stemming from an assortment of actions he allegedly took from the bench. Antonio Inacio, a part-time municipal judge in Clark since 1994, is accused in a complaint from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct of presiding over numerous cases involving summonses…

A Canadian appeals court heard arguments this week from a farmer on the hook for thousands of dollars after a lower court ruled his “thumbs-up” emoji constituted acceptance of a contract with a grain buyer. In a case that set the legal world a-twitter, The Court of King’s Bench in…

A Canadian man filed a breach of contract lawsuit against a now-closed Bank of America branch in Michigan this week, alleging the defendant “drilled-open” and removed over 100 coins valued at $3.6 million without permission. The plaintiff claims that neither his safe deposit box, nor its contents, have been returned. This suit…