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Legal News
The Courts Are At It Again – Recent and Upcoming Court Amendments – Winter 2018
The SmartRules Editorial Team is hard at work making updates to our guides effective between December 1st of this year and January 1st of next.
Colorado Funds Pro Se Clinic to Aid Self-Represented Parties
Colorado’s Federal Pro Se Clinic is an initiative designed to level the playing field for unrepresented litigants by providing improved access to justice.
Los Angeles Superior Court Begins Electronic Filing
California’s Los Angeles Superior Court will be implementing electronic filing of all civil documents.
Deputy who tried to “Prove a Point” by Arresting 7th Grade Girls Violated 4th Amendment
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal recently found that a San Bernardino sheriff’s deputy violated the Fourth Amendment when he arrested a group of girls in order to make them “mature a lot faster.”
SCOTUS Rules that Juvenile DNA will not be Expunged
Recently, the Supreme Court ruled in two consolidated cases wherein juvenile offenders who had provided DNA in the course of being sentenced as felons.
Autumn Court Rule Amendments – 2018
With the summer season invariably comes a flurry of activity from courts around the country in the form of changes to rules, requirements, and local procedures. Then the season turns to autumn and brings its own wave of activity from the courts.
Art, Law, and Paintings Looted by Nazis – The Norton Simon Museum Goes Back to Court
Art, law, and paintings looted by Nazis all intersect in a battle that lasted ten years and was considered settled just a few weeks ago, but is now once again rearing its head in the 9th circuit federal appeals court.
Orange County Court Offers a New Small Claims Resolution Pilot Project
Orange County, California Superior Court recently began an online small claims resolution pilot program designed to save time and make conflict resolution that much more accessible.