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Our nation’s state courts are more and more the focus of legislative attention. Whether it is changes to the court structure or alterations to the terms of the judges who serve, there is a growing need for a reliable, national overview. The National Center for State Courts’
Gavel to Gavel will help identify trends in legislative activity as it relates to the courts in seven broad areas:
- Judicial selection (e.g. merit selection, partisan elections)
- Judicial qualifications and terms (e.g. mandatory retirement age)
- Judicial rule making authority
- Structural court changes (e.g. merger of courts, division of existing courts)
- Jurisdiction (e.g. court stripping or court expanding)
- Salary and budget
- Other areas that affect the courts
Thanks to an agreement with Lexis-Nexis, NCSC will be able to access legislative bill tracking information and provide updates throughout the legislative sessions. In addition to updates on new bills and committee or floor activity, each weekly issue will focus on one
area. If you have an interest in a particular topic, let us know and it may appear as a focus in an upcoming issue.
Because of the sheer volume of bills and resolutions introduced every year addressing the courts,
Gavel to Gavel will not be able to track and report on every bill, but will be able to provide a general analysis of what is happening throughout all 50 states.
If you know of a bill that should be included, let us know.
Any questions and feedback can be sent to the editor of
Gavel to Gavel Bill Raftery at wraftery@ncsc.org.
To subscribe, email gaveltogavel@ncsc.org.
To sign up for other NCSC Newsletters, click here.
Legislative
tracking provided by LexisNexis
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| Latest Editions |
| Volume 3,
Issue 22 and 23 (May 28 and June 4, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 20 and 21 (May 14 and 21, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 19 (May 7, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 18 (April 30, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 17 (April 23, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 16 (April 16, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 15 (April 9, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 14 (April 2, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 13 (March 26, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 12 (March 19, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 11 (March 12, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 10 (March 5, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 9 (February 26, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 8 (February 19, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 7 (February 12, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 6 (February 5, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 5 (January 29, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 4 (January 22, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 3 (January 15, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 2 (January 8, 2009) |
| Volume 3,
Issue 1 (January 1, 2009) |
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