Delaware will begin offering the bar exam for lawyers twice a year and will drop the passing score by two points as well as reduce the number of essays, length of clerkships and number of proceedings a candidate must attend before testing. The changes were adopted after a two-year study by the Delaware Board of Examiners and recommendations for reform …
In a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the stateâs Supreme Court this week explained its ruling overturning mail-in voting and same-day voter registration laws passed by the General Assembly earlier this year. The stateâs highest court in October unanimously ruled the statutes unconstitutional but issued an abbreviated order due to time constraints imposed …
Delawareâs second longest-serving Supreme Court justice will retire in May 2023. Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., 73, announced his decision Tuesday. âIt has been an honor and a privilege to serve since 1998 as a Superior Court judge and Supreme Court Justice,â Vaughn said in a letter to Gov. John Carney. âI will always appreciate the memories of working with …
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community Brew HaHa!âs new Avenue North shop opened this week Mount Pleasant wins contest to perform âFrozen: The Musicalâ Business Forward Journey: Programs for young severely disabled adults New owners of Griswold Home Care didnât see this coming Government Delaware Supreme Court to hear vote-by-mail appeal …
The Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals last weekâs Chancery Court decision rendering the new law unconstitutional. The department will not be allowed to mail ballots to voters. In a letter opinion Monday, Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook granted the Department of Electionsâ request to stay his ruling …
Retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland has died. He was 75. Holland was appointed and reappointed to the Delaware Supreme Court by three different governors and served with four different chief justices during his tenure on the bench. At his appointment to the stateâs Supreme Court in 1986 by Gov. Mike Castle, Holland became the youngest person ever …
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 …
The Delaware Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that will allow residential tenants to be represented by non-lawyer, qualified tenant advocates in eviction proceedings. Supreme Court Rule 57 has long permitted the representation of landlords and landlord entities by non-lawyer agents in eviction proceedings but it does not permit the same for tenants. With the adoption of Rule 57.1, …
Democratic Party legislators have asked former Superior Court Judge Randy Holland, right, to help it determine how to handle the case of state Auditor Kathleen McGuiness. The State Senate has canceled todayâs special session. The session would have brought senators to Legislative Hall to consider a resolution asking the Delaware Supreme Court to provide guidance on the General Assemblyâs authority …
UPDATE: The Senate canceled its session and will seek advice. The State Senate will convene Tuesday to consider a resolution requesting the Delaware Supreme Court issue an advisory opinion on the General Assemblyâs authority to remove beleaguered State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. They will convene at 4 p.m. and the proceedings will be live-streamed on the General Assembly website. …
