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Amendments to Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.510 (Advisory Opinions to Attorney General)
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Amendments to Probate Rule 5.920 (Forms Related to Injunction for Protection Against Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult)
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The Privacy & Cyber Bar Brief: Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border
Steven Teppler: ‘Until uniform limits are established through Supreme Court rulings or congressional action, attorneys must remain vigilant and implement preventive strategies to protect sensitive data at the U.S. border.’ Smartphones, laptops, tablets, and portable data repositories (external drives) are essential professional tools. Accordingly, as the scope of digital privacy has also expanded — so […]
Disclosure, recusal discretionary for judges who previously served as sheriff’s counsel
A judge’s prior employment as chief legal counsel for the sheriff’s office does not, by itself, require disqualification from presiding over criminal cases where the deputies appear only as investigative witnesses; as such, disclosure is not mandatory and remains within the judge’s discretion, is the conclusion of the Judicial Ethics Advisory Council. Acting September 12 […]