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After WSJ’s Explosive Exposé on Judges’ Financial Conflicts, Free Law Project Posts the Data For All to See

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In an explosive exposé last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that 131 federal judges broke the law by hearing cases where they had a financial interest. To uncover those violations, reporters reviewed the financial holdings of some 700 federal judges and compared them against tens of thousands of court cases.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

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Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010. No matter how busy Chief Justice Contreras is, she always makes it a priority to give back to her community.

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Jack Rives, Former ABA Executive Director, Joins Rocket Lawyer to Lead New Professional Services Division

Above the Law - Technology

Before joining the ABA in 2010, Rives was a judge advocate in the U.S. He was the acting Judge Advocate General of the Air Force from 2004 to 2006 and then Judge Advocate General until 2010. Air Force for 33 years. He was the first military attorney to attain the three-star rank of lieutenant general.

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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

Legal Talk Network

“Since then, one of my soap boxes that I try to advocate on all the time is that we need to see more lawyers in senior positions in leadership positions, in these amazing roles like partners and law school deans and professors and judges talking about the struggles they’ve faced and how they’ve gotten through it.”

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About Free Law Project

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Started in 2010, Free Law Project is the leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit using software, data, and advocacy to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive. Bots.law — A collection of bots that help attorneys, journalists and the public keep up with court cases. Read More…

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Section 230 Still Applies to Email Forwarding–Motekaitis v. USI

Eric Goldman

Pham (pretty much directly on point…and from 2010) and Barrett v. Newman Judge Balks At Section 230 Protection For Email ForwardingSamsel v. Rosenthal (from 2006!). ” Citing Phan , the court says that Section 230 would still apply to the forwarded part, and the introduction doesn’t disqualify that. Maxfield v.

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Integration Between Docket Alarm and Courtroom Insight Connects 500M Litigation Documents to Judge and Expert Witness Profiles

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The integration is between Docket Alarm , a Fastcase -owned product that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics, and Courtroom Insight , a knowledge management platform that captures key information about expert witnesses, arbitrators, judges and attorneys. ”

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