Amelia Buragas
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Lawyer | Professor | Writer. Occasional architectural scale model. Lover of inside jokes and data-based decision making.
"Court rulings can overstep, and they can further intrude upon the prerogatives of other branches. Courts thus speak with the knowledge of their imperfections but also with a sense that they instill a fidelity to law that would be sorely missed in their absence."
Read a Federal Appeals Panel’s Sharp Rebuke of the Trump Administration
A federal appeals court in Virginia issued a striking opinion on Thursday, reaffirming that the Trump administration had to take a more active approach in seeking the release of a Maryland man, Kilmar...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Court rulings can overstep, and they can further intrude upon the prerogatives of other branches. Courts thus speak with the knowledge of their imperfections but also with a sense that they instill a fidelity to law that would be sorely missed in their absence."
“Society and the courts are supposed to be free, open, and equally accessible regardless of disability, sex, gender, race, or ethnicity,” Judge Ortiz says. “Now more than ever we have to fight to ensure that there is equal access to justice.”
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April 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Society and the courts are supposed to be free, open, and equally accessible regardless of disability, sex, gender, race, or ethnicity,” Judge Ortiz says. “Now more than ever we have to fight to ensure that there is equal access to justice.”
"Fern Fisher, New York's deputy chief administrative judge, compared nonlawyers’ squaring off in our adversarial system to ‘playing chess without knowing the rules.’"
Civil Court Without a Lawyer Is Risky. Why Do So Many People Do It?
It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.
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April 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Fern Fisher, New York's deputy chief administrative judge, compared nonlawyers’ squaring off in our adversarial system to ‘playing chess without knowing the rules.’"
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State, local, national and international bar organizations — representing hundreds of thousands of members, and many more — have issued statements in support of the fundamental principle of the rule of law. The ABA stands with them. Read the various statements here: ambar.org/vi732823
April 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State, local, national and international bar organizations — representing hundreds of thousands of members, and many more — have issued statements in support of the fundamental principle of the rule of law. The ABA stands with them. Read the various statements here: ambar.org/vi732823