Practically all citizens agree that the federal judiciary is critically important to our democracy. For citizens to have confidence in and respect for the judiciary, it must be above suspicion. To ...

"If you look at the cases that are new that don't relate back to prior cases, then interest in the district has fallen considerably," Brian Love said. A Santa Clara University report analyzed the ...

The Judicial Conference of the United States – the policymaking body governing federal courts – has taken an important step toward creating a more fair and impartial justice system. Neutral arbiters ...

"The thing to keep in mind is that random case assignment is subject to so many exceptions across the federal courts,” said Syracuse University College of Law professor Katherine Macfarlane. “Random ...