A heightened awareness of the importance of diverse juries has prompted some federal courts to evaluate their selection processes to ensure that the age, race, and socio-economic status of juror pools reflect the courts’ communities.

Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Donovan Frank overcame the modest expectations of his high school teacher to attend college and then law school. He later also overcame alcoholism, a condition that nearly destroyed his marriage, on his way to becoming a state judge and then a federal judge in the District of […]

Bankruptcy filings fell by 0.9 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2019, compared with the year ending March 31, 2018. 

In a new U.S. Courts video 40 Washington, D.C., area students participate in a realistic simulation of a student free speech case based on the 1969 landmark Tinker v. Des Moines.

The Central District of California has the largest number of women in top leadership positions across all 94 federal judicial districts.

Over the past year, the federal Judiciary launched an aggressive effort to address workplace conduct issues, achieved one of its top cost-saving goals, and maintained its commitment to excellence in public service, reported James C. Duff, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), in his annual summary of the Judiciary’s activities.

The federal Judiciary’s national policy-making body today approved a package of workplace conduct-related amendments stating the obligations of judges and Judiciary employees to report reliable information likely to constitute misconduct; making clear that confidentiality obligations should never be an obstacle to reporting judicial misconduct or disability; and specifying that retaliation for disclosing misconduct is itself […]

Throughout 2018, the federal Judiciary celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Act of 1968, which established the magistrate judge system.

U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson, who grew up during the Dust Bowl and Depression in Texas, attended law school as one of a half-dozen female classmates more than a half century ago, and later had a federal courthouse named in her honor, died Jan. 26 at the age of 92.

Bankruptcy filings in the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, fell 2 percent, compared with bankruptcy cases filed in calendar year 2017.  

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Manifest and BrewDog 'amicably' resolve Punk AF IP dispute  PRWeekBrewDog and Manifest have resolved an IP dispute "amicably" after the agency had called out the craft beer company for using its idea without credit. News.

Safeguard corporate interests via patent litigation  Vantage AsiaThe Supreme People's Court set up a specialized IP tribunal on 1 January 2019, which takes the patent and other intellectual property (IP) civil litigations.

International General Insurance (IGI) Launches Intellectual Property Insurance  Insurance JournalInternational General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), the specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer, has expanded its growing portfolio of insurance.

Holly Li, Partner, CKR Law to Speak at TKG's How to Effectively Monetize Your Patent Portfolio: Tips and Strategies Explored  PR.comThe Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Holly Li, ...

Sherwin-Williams' new device lets you think in color  PRWeekWunderman Minneapolis has answered the question that keeps us up at night: how on Earth do you make paint manufacturing sexy? With technology.

Apple Loop: Powerful New iPhone Expected, Apple's Embarrassing Surrender, MacBook Keyboard Problems  ForbesTaking a look back at another week of news and headlines from Cupertino, this week's Apple Loop includes Tim Cook's surrender to Qualcomm, updated plans ...

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Dubai-based TOH PR eyes-up Saudi and UK expansion  PRWeekLuxury Dubai-based communications house TOH Public Relations is aiming to expand outside the UAE, with its founder eying up businesses in Saudi Arabia ...

Singapore's Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme  LexologyFrom 1st April 2019, Singapore will provide supplementary funding to parties who choose mediation as an alternative to litigation for IP-related…