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Abandoned jail common room in cell block
Abandoned jail common room in cell block

Judges who send people to jail or prison usually have at least some idea of the conditions in the facilities, the latest NJC poll suggests.  Our Question of the Month for May asked NJC alumni who hav...

Poll suggests that judges know what life is like in their jails and prisons

Judges who send people to jail or prison usually have at least some idea of the conditions in the facilities, the latest NJC poll suggests.  Our Question of the Month for May asked NJC alumni who hav...

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When Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to become the first Black woman justice of the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this year, she acknowledged being inspired by a particular federal judge...

Judicial Heroes and Legends: May 2022 - Hon. Constance Baker Motley

When Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to become the first Black woman justice of the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this year, she acknowledged being inspired by a particular federal judge...

Goddess Themis of justice with a sword.
Goddess Themis of justice with a sword.

Nearly 40 major figures from the legal, judicial, political, academic and media worlds will gather in Chicago on May 26 to discuss growing threats to the independence and impartiality of courts in the United...

National figures from law, politics, news and higher education to gather to discuss growing threats to the judiciary

Nearly 40 major figures from the legal, judicial, political, academic and media worlds will gather in Chicago on May 26 to discuss growing threats to the independence and impartiality of courts in the United...

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