RT @StateCourts
While #FairHousing law is a federal issue, violations can be brought before state and local #courts. Our self-paced, interactive training module assists court officials in understanding critical issues related to fair housing. http://bit.ly/40orCBJ

The page 7 checklist for making a good record still holds up!
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RT @StateCourts
This @nytimes story touches on one issue w/ remote participation in trial #courts, the right for a defendant to be "confronted" by witnesses.

See this resource, which helps courts manage concerns about the confrontation clause: https://bit.ly/30a8RIL.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/supreme-court-video-testimony-confrontation-clause.html
https://twitter.com/StateCourts/status/1638986470743756801

L’alimentation locale en projet, un serious game au service des Circuits-Courts et de Proximité

http://www.proximites-obs.fr/2020/02/21/lalimentation-locale-en-projet-un-serious-game-au-service-des-ccp/

#alimentation #locale #circuits #courts #proximité #amap #vente #directe #serious #game #jeu #sérieux #producteurices #CCP #jardins #épicerie #paysanne #restauration #collective #GEOLAB #Université #Limoges

In Israel-
flight of capital has already begun.

“From my clients I’m hearing concrete instructions to mobilize money out of Israel, to Switzerland or London,” said Eran Goren, a co-founder of Fidelis Family Office, which manages the money of wealthy Israelis. “We work closely with private banking departments of big banks, and they say it’s from every direction — people are just pulling money out.”
#israel #netanyahu #courts

Sometimes heroes where robes.

On the latest Slate Amicus podcast, @Dahlialithwick interviews Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky about the backlash she faced after she voted to reject Trump's Wisconsin #election litigation. Justice Karofsky is now at the top of my legal heroine list! It highlights how important the Feb. 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court #election is.

https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/02/the-2020-election-case-still-reverberating-in-wisconsin

#law #lawfedi #lawprofs #judiciary #courts #democracy #politics

RT @ZachZarnow
#Michigan #Courts Legal Self-Help Centers #Grants Program. Up to $100K for new self help center, $75K to expand existing. Gov or non-profit orgs. eligible.

Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Info:https://www.courts.michigan.gov/administration/special-initiatives/jfa/

A Federal Court Just Took Judicial Obstruction of Biden’s Presidency to a New Level - Slate https://apple.news/AE4_-k-F2T9ODvLuwGU2aUg #Law #Courts #Biden #louisiana #vaccination #slate

RT @StateCourts
Our latest State of the State Courts Survey reveals declining public trust. In 2022, confidence in state #courts dropped from 64% (2021) to just 60%. Positive themes revealed in the survey show growing confidence in remote hearings.

Read more: https://bit.ly/SSCS2022.

This is why we need to win back the judiciary, and that's going to be a long haul. I'm less concerned about losing the House in the short term. But we need to hold the Senate, so we can continue to put better judges in place.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/10/politics/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-struck-down/index.html
#Courts #Judges #Senate #StudentLoanForgiveness

eicker.news #technews »How #America turned against the #FirstAmendment: #Moderationlaws. #Bookbans. #Courts that keep getting played. America’s politicians are tired of the First Amendment getting in their way, and no one seems to care.« https://www.theverge.com/23435358/first-amendment-free-speech-midterm-elections-courts-hypocrisy