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Government shutdown would halt systems critical to lawyers 

The budget impasse and resulting government shutdown would have widespread effects on systems critical to attorneys, slowing some courtroom and agency operations while bringing others to a screeching...

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Headaches for lawyers averted with budget deal 

WASHINGTON – Just hours before the U.S. government was set to shut down due to a lack of funding, Washington lawmakers agreed to a short-term budget plan Friday night, ensuring that courtrooms and...

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More bankruptcy filers opt to skip lawyers, Courts say 

WASHINGTON – The number of people choosing to file for bankruptcy without the aid of an attorney has nearly tripled in the last five years – a rate of growth much higher than the overall growth of...

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Can federal court hear telemarketing abuse claims? 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court tried to decipher the strange wording of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on Monday to determine if plaintiffs can sue in federal court rather than state court....

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Bankruptcy judges, lawyers frustrated by ‘Stern’ ruling 

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Barbara J. Houser’s job is a lot harder than it used to be, and she is not afraid to admit it. The problem for Houser and her colleagues, as well as practitioners across the...

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Federal removal statute creates venue changes 

Civil practitioners say a new federal venue law that quietly went into effect last month will lead to an increase in diversity-based discovery and cut down on the “jurisdictional gamesmanship” that...

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Bankruptcy filings continue downward trend 

WASHINGTON – After years of record-breaking numbers of bankruptcy filings, the recent trend of declining filings continues, based on the most recent figures released by the Administrative Office of the...

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Survey: Federal courts make changes due to cuts 

WASHINGTON – Budget cuts are forcing federal courts to implement a number of cost-cutting measures, from layoffs, furloughs and early retirements to the reduction of training programs and IT services,...

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Judiciary: Budget cuts would ‘cripple’ federal courts 

WASHINGTON – Federal judiciary officials, announcing the close of six federal court facilities, said that automatic budget cuts that will take place if Congress fails to agree on a budget plan would...

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Federal court complaints drop while appeals rise 

WASHINGTON – While filings at the trial level of federal courts declined in the last fiscal year, appellate cases were on the uptick, according to the latest data submitted by federal court officials...

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Sequester cuts, closures and furloughs hit federal courts 

WASHINGTON – With no solution in sight to end the automatic federal budget cuts that began in March, federal judiciary officials are announcing plans to close courthouses, limit trials and hearings and...

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Supreme buzz surrounds newest D.C. Circuit judge 

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Principal Deputy Solicitor General Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Thursday, increasing the buzz about a possible U.S....

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