After the author sued a publisher, the court held that the assignor clearly transferred the right to sue, stating that the case involved a “simple assignment of a chose in action.” The 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 ...

A psychology instructor modifies a case study assignment for an Abnormal Psychology undergraduate course to enhance use of data and identification of multiple sides of an issue. Abnormal Psychology ...

For years, criminal defense lawyers in private practice in San Diego were able to attend professional training sessions sponsored by their colleagues at the county Public Defender’s Office, ...

Starting July 25, 2022, Judge Alan Albright was no longer automatically assigned to all patent cases filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas, where he is the sole district judge. 1 ...

“The random case-assignment policy deters judge-shopping and the assignment of cases based on the perceived merits or abilities of a particular judge. It promotes the impartiality of proceedings and ...

“While Chief Justice Roberts did not mention venue or case assignment in the Western District of Texas by name, that is what he is concerned about, which is clear from his reference to Senators ...

A "pay to play" scheme in Houston, Texas, is enriching private attorneys who donate to trial court judges responsible for doling out case assignments in Harris County's indigent defense system, often ...