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How tech and the court teamed up to fight smartphone evictions

How tech and the court teamed up to fight smartphone evictions

Massachusetts tenants facing eviction orders often face an uphill battle when trying to navigate the appeals process, said Paul Tuttle, assistant clerk at the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, who took speaking at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) eCourts conference. Pandemic-era court closures only added to the struggle and sent him searching for a …

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Alito's Weak Supreme Court Defense Shows Oversight is Desperately Needed

Alito’s Weak Supreme Court Defense Shows Oversight is Desperately Needed

“Nothing to see here.” That might as well have been what Supreme Court counsel wrote this week to Democratic lawmakers seeking answers on a series of explosive claims involving the court’s right wing. The allegations included the potential leak of Judge Samuel Alito’s Hobby Lobby opinion in 2014. If true, it would be the second …

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