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CRS – Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Analysis of Selected Opinions

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CRS – Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Analysis of Selected Opinions, June 19, 2009: “In May 2009, Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court. Several weeks later, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to fill his seat.… Continue Reading

A Guide to the Preservation of Federal Judge' Papers, Second Edition

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A Guide to the Preservation of Federal Judge’ Papers, Second Edition Federal Judicial History Office, 2009, 89 pages (Forthcoming) “A publication that discusses the importance of federal judges’ papers as a documentary record of judges’ careers and the work of the federal courts. The guide describes how students of the federal courts use judges’ papers… Continue Reading

Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Rise

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U.S. Courts: “Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2008, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. March 2009 bankruptcy filings totaled 1,202,503, compared to the total 901,927 bankruptcy cases filed in… Continue Reading

ACLU Releases Report On Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayo

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“The American Civil Liberties Union today released a report summarizing the civil liberties and civil rights record of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Justice David Souter as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The report was prepared in accordance with ACLU policy, and will be… Continue Reading

TRAC: DEA Prison Rates Vary Across U.S.

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“In cases where the DEA is the lead investigative agency, there are significant geographic variations in the rates at which individuals convicted of criminal offenses get sent to prison. According to Justice Department data obtained and analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse and just published on TRAC’s DEA website, in the Northern District of… Continue Reading

Available Online – Recordings of GM Bankruptcy Case Hearings

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Follow up to previous postings on GM bankruptcy: “The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is pleased to announce a pilot project to make digital audio recordings of court proceedings relating to Chrysler LLC, 09-50002, and General Motors Corporation, 09-50026, publicly available online. The audio files are accessible through the… Continue Reading

Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 – Statistical Tables

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Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 – Statistical Tables, 5/09: “Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in… Continue Reading

TRAC: Immigration still driving prosecutions upward

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“After several months of declines since reaching all-time highs in September, new immigration prosecutions in February were up 22% from the previous month. According to timely case-by-case data obtained and analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), these 8,179 cases represent an increase of about 90% from a year ago, and 250% from February… Continue Reading