| By Sharon4Anderson - Mar 3rd, 2009 at 11:59 am EST |
Read more about today’s U.S. Supreme Court argument at Texans for Public Justice. Today While going thro my juist archives Mar.4th2006
JURIST - Paper Chase: Number of secret federal court cases, dockets increasing
Tuesday, March 3, 2009U.S. Supreme Court to Hear ‘Justice for Sale’ Arguments Today The nation’s high court will hear oral argument in Caperton v. Massey today. The case raises an extraordinarily timely issue: Are the millions of dollars now flooding state court elections creating an unacceptable risk that justice is “for sale”? The outcome could have widespread implications for judicial selection in a number of states, particularly Texas.
Caperton v. Massey | Brennan Center for Justice
http://brennan.3cdn.net/d6274e472669a87b58_dqm6ii1z9.pdf
For in-depth background on Caperton v. Massey, visit Justice at Stake.
View TPJ's release and amicus brief.
Read the Dallas Morning News feature on Caperton and its impact on Texas.
Labels: Press Releases, Texas Supreme Court Disclaimer: Apparantly the Hon. Rep. Dan Severson is having an AdHoc Hearing 9Mar09 today Sharon_AG_MN2010Dan Severson Court System MN - Google SearchSaturday, March 04, 2006
Number of secret federal court cases, dockets increasing
Bernard Hibbitts at 5:30 PM ET
[JURIST] Two separate press-sponsored investigations reported Saturday show a marked increase in secret proceedings in US federal courts in the last few years, mirroring a general trend towards secrecy in the executive branch of government during the Bush presidency. Figures tallied by the Administrative Office of the US Courts [official website] for AP show that some 5,116 defendants whose cases were completed in 2003, 2004 and 2005 still have their case records sealed, and that the number of cases sealed
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