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4,400 Rulings Against ICE, Almost No One Can See Them: AP's New Lawsuit, Explained

AP is suing the U.S. court system to unseal thousands of hidden immigration detainee lawsuits. Here's what the blocked rule means.

Latin Times · Sep 16

An Update On The Leak From The Judicial Conference

And DOJ files a misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg.

Reason · Jul 29, 2025

America First Legal Foundation v. Chief Justice John Roberts

A FOIA lawsuit that seeks executive branch control over the Judicial Conference of the United States and Administrative Office of the United States.

Reason · May 4, 2025

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Chief Justice Roberts Speaks

Today, Chief Justice Roberts issued a statement: For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not… The post Chief Justice Roberts Speaks appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 18, 2025

Judicial Conference Recommends 71 New Judgeships, Including Two on the Ninth Circuit

The Judicial Conference again asks Congress to create more judicial seats to address judicial backlogs.

Reason · Mar 11, 2025

Ethics Complaints Against Justices Thomas And Jackson Not Referred

U.S. Judicial Conference addresses ethics complaints against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Jackson without DOJ involvement.

Can The Judicial Conference Refer Supreme Court Justices To The Attorney General?

The Judicial Conference will study the issue, but hints the answer is probably no.

Reason · Jan 3, 2025

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What Happens When The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Violate Federal Law?

The Federal Judiciary's Rules Committee will find out if it adopts the "Random Case Assignment" Policy

Reason · Oct 9, 2024

Stephen Vladeck Replies to Judge Reed O'Connor on Forum Selection and Judge-Shopping

A different take.

Reason · Sep 25, 2024

Judge Reed O'Connor's Remarks On Forum Selection and "Judge Shopping"

"Appearing to cave to criticism from commentators and political officials, this Judicial Conference proposal rejects the idea that there are no partisan judges—only judges doing their level best to faithfully apply the law to reach the correct decision."

Reason · Sep 22, 2024

Judge James C. Ho's Remarks to the Midland County Bar Association

"This isn’t about forum shopping. It’s about forum shaming. It’s about shaming judges who won’t distort their rulings to do their bidding—while rewarding those judges who do."

Reason · Apr 16, 2024

With an eye on Amarillo courthouse, U.S. senators push to stop federal judge shopping

Judge shopping has made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration policies.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2024

McConnell and Schumer Offer Dueling Approaches To Judicial Reform

McConnell's bill would ensure that no one can benefit from nationwide injunctions. Schumer's bill would ensure that liberal litigants still benefit from nationwide injunctions.

Reason · Apr 10, 2024

Fifth Circuit Judges Clash Over Venue and Judge Shopping

Judges Oldham and Higginson disagree about where a case belongs: NDTX or DDC.

Reason · Apr 6, 2024

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Reason · Apr 2, 2024

Progressive Groups to Senator Durbin: Judicial Conference "Watered Down" and "Bow[ed] Down" To Opposition

Now, for better or worse, the Judicial Conference has shown itself to be pliable by the political currents.

Reason · Apr 1, 2024

Breaking: Northern District of Texas Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Judicial Conference "Guidance" Document.

This court will not "make any change to our case assignment process at this time."

Reason · Mar 21, 2024

Progressive Lawyers Engage In Actual Judge Shopping In Alabama

"Surreptitious Steps" to draw a Carter appointee in a deep red state demonstrate why the Judicial Conference's policy would not work.

Reason · Mar 17, 2024

A Numbers Game: Who Would The Judicial Conference's New Policy Help And Who Would It Hurt?

It will be harder for conservative litigants in blue states and liberal litigants in red states to obtain statewide relief. It will be harder for conservative litigants in red states to obtain nationwide relief. Liberal litigants will have virtually unchanged odds to obtain nationwide relief.

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Reason · Mar 16, 2024

A Comment On The Judicial Conference's Policy From A Fifth Circuit Practitioner

I pass along this comment I received from a well-known attorney in Texas who clerked on both the federal District Court level and at the Fifth Circuit. I suspect this attorney's views are widely shared: The memo to the judiciary has now become available, but that does not address the…

Reason · Mar 15, 2024

The Text Of The Policy Approved By The Judicial Conference

I obtained a copy of the report approved by the Judicial Conference. First, why on earth could this memo not have been issued contemporaneously with the press release? This may be one of the most-botched governmental rollouts since HealthCare.gov. The Executive Committee should carefully re-assess their procedures here. Second, the…

Reason · Mar 15, 2024

Where does the Judicial Conference Get the Authority To Mandate Case Assignments?

A general power to issue orders to judicial employees does not trump a specific power for district courts to make their own rules about case assignments.

Reason · Mar 14, 2024

Senators McConnell, Cornyn, and Tillis Send Letters To Chief Judges About Judicial Conference "Policy"

"It is Congress that decides how cases should be assigned in the inferior courts and Congress has already spoken on this issue in an enacted statute."

Reason · Mar 14, 2024

The Case for Caution on Reacting to the Judicial Conference Press Release on Forum-Shopping

We should wait until we know what (if anything) is happening.

Reason · Mar 13, 2024

The Judicial Conference's New "Policy" Demonstrates Why Judges Should Not Make Policy

The way to depoliticize the courts is to depoliticize the courts.

Reason · Mar 13, 2024

A Welcome Judicial Reform: Towards Random Case Assignment

I was delighted to see the Judicial Conference of the United States is acting to promote random case assignment in certain declaratory judgment and injunction cases. You can read the press release here. It will be important to see the details, but as outlined, this policy change will ameliorate the…

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