The Delaware Supreme Court will begin considering the 50 suggestions in a new report on increasing diversity on state courts. The Delaware courts’ new report on improving diversity includes 50 action points that stretch from pre-college years through promoting diversity recruitment for judicial positions in a variety of ways. It never alludes to the Delaware Way or a good old …
Delaware courts to test allowing public to bring in cell phones
Delaware courts on Monday began testing the effect of allowing the public to bring cell phones into select courts in all three counties, after banning electronic devices since 2005. Those attending Family Court facilities in Dover and Georgetown, Justice of the Peace Court 11 in New Castle County, and Justice of the Peace Court 3 and 17 in Georgetown. If …
Pro-Business Delaware launches $550,000 ad urging diversity on courts
Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware is spending more than $550,000 on a television advertising campaign in which the Rev. Al Sharpton criticizes the lack of diversity on Delaware courts. The organization, said to be founded by employees of a company whose owners were angry over their treatment in Delaware’s Chancery Court, comes after organizers of Delaware’s Bench and Bar Judicial …
Courtside View – Girls basketball second round playoff preview
The second round of the girls state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight second round games all tip off at 7 pm. Here is a look of the eight games, No. 24 Smyrna (14-7) at No. 8 Appoquinimink (12-8) The Eagles were the only team to pull off an upset in the first round as they rallied …
Delaware DOJ to appeal absentee, early voting ruling
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it will move to appeal a Superior Court judge’s ruling on absentee and early voting. Judge Mark Conner ruled last week in favor of former state attorney general Jane Brady’s suit that laws passed by the General Assembly – over objections that they were not constitutional – were indeed “inconsistent with our Constitution and …
Courtside View – Final girls basketball top 10 rankings
The girls basketball season ends on Wednesday and the brackets for the state tournament will come out on Friday morning. The seedings come out Friday and their is a lot of intrigue this year as there are many teams on the bubble. I’m looking forward to see where teams will be when they come out on Friday morning. …
Courtside View – Final boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boys basketball season ends on Wednesday and the brackets for the state tournament will come out on Friday morning. The seedings come out Friday and their is a lot of intrigue this year as there are many teams on the bubble. I’m looking forward to see where teams will be when they come out on Friday …
Courtside View – Week 8 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boys basketball season ends next Wednesday, The teams will make their final push to see if they can qualify for the state tournament at the end of the month. The St Georges Tech Hawks are one of the hottest teams right now as they have won 6 straight including wins over Appoquinimink, Odessa, and Caravel. They host Blue …
Courtside View – Week 8 girls basketball top 10 rankings
The girls basketball season ends next week The teams will make their final push to see if they can qualify for the state tournament at the end of the month. The regular season game that everyone has been waiting for since early December did not disappoint as Ursuline and Caravel played an instant classic last week. Ursuline raced out …
Courtside View – Week 7 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boys basketball season ends on February 21st so there are 15 days left in the regular season. The teams will make their final push to see if they can qualify for the state tournament at the end of the month. The SL 24 Unlock the Light tournament saw 6 boys games over the weekend including a big Blue …