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SJI Receives 4th Quarter FY 2012 Grant Applications
SJI received 23 grant applications requesting a total of $1,349,759 for the 4th quarter of FY 2012. The Board will meet on September 17, 2012, to finalize decisions on grant awards for the last quarter of this fiscal year. The results of this Board meeting will be available that same week. continue >
Federal Deferred Immigration Action for Childhood Arrivals may Impact State Courts
The SJI-funded Immigration and the State Courts Initiative, led by the Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) is alerting state courts that deferred action for childhood arrivals recently announced by the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will likely result in requests for state court records by individuals applying for consideration under the program. The program provides deferral of removal action for two years, with the possibility of renewal for additional two-year periods, and applies to individuals who meet certain requirements. continue >
Arkansas Judiciary Provides Critical Court Security Training
In 2007, the Arkansas General Assembly adopted the Arkansas Court Security Act to ensure safe and secure courthouse environments through a general program for security and emergency preparedness for the judicial branch. The Act created a court security grant program for cities and counties that have developed security and emergency preparedness plans. In addition, the Act created a Director of Security and Emergency Preparedness position with the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). continue >
SJI Board of Directors Meeting
The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held at The National Judicial College, in Reno, Nevada. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 4th quarter of FY 2012, and other business. All portions of this meeting are open to the public.
Third Paper Available from the Harvard Executive Session for State Court Leaders in the 21st Century
In "Opinions as the Voice of the Court," Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, retired California State Court Administrator William Vickrey, and Douglas Denton, senior court services analyst for the California AOC, argue for the importance of supreme courts to issue opinions written in a way that more effectively communicates the fairness of the process. continue >
Immigration & the State Courts Initiative Releases Bench Cards for Criminal, Family, and Juvenile Court Judges
As part of the SJI Immigration and the State Courts Initiative, the Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) has produced an initial series of bench cards on federal immigration issues designed for state criminal, juvenile, and family court judges. The bench cards are designed to help judges identify circumstances where a litigant's immigration status may impact a state court case, and/or limit the options available to judges in determining criminal sentences or case dispositions in juvenile and family cases. They are intended to complement the more detailed CPPS Bench Guides on immigration issues. continue >
Center for Elders and Courts Re-launches Enhanced Website
The Center for Elders and Courts (CEC), a project of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), launched its revamped website on World Elder Abuse Day, June 15, 2012. This project was made possible through SJI support (SJI-11-N-177), and a grant from the Retirement Research Foundation. continue >
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E-SJI News
- August 2012. Vol. 22, No. 11*new*
- July 2012. Vol. 22, No. 10
- June 2012. Vol. 22, No. 9
- May 2012. Vol. 22, No. 8
- April 2012. Vol. 22, No. 7
- March 2012. Vol. 22, No. 6
- February 2012. Vol. 22, No. 5
- January 2012. Vol. 22, No. 4
- December 2011. Vol. 22, No. 3
- November 2011. Vol. 22, No. 2
- October 2011. Vol. 22, No. 1
- September 2011. Vol. 21, No. 12
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Select Grant Reports
- Executive Session for State Court Leaders in the 21st Century
- Kansas Drug Court Feasibility Study
- Practitioners Guidebook on Immigration Issues in the State Courts
- Lycoming County, PA, Adult Treatment Court Evaluation
- Seattle Municipal Court Case Processing Improvement Project
- New Mexico Justice System Interpreter Resource Partnership
- Reengineering Rural Justice in Minnesota
- Minnesota Early Case Management/Early Neutral Evaluation Project (ECM/ENE)
- Juvenile & Family Immigration Bench Guide for State Trial Court Judges
- Implications of Padilla v. Kentucky on State Court Criminal Judges
- Yuma County, AZ Judicial Workload Study
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