Legal Commentary

Did Judge Alex Misstate the Law
Over at BLT, Tony Mauro has a great report up on the argument in Preston v. Ferrer (the "Judge Alex" case), by far the less outwardly interesting of the two cases the Supreme Court heard today...

Court rules against Judge Alex
TV Judges don't always win in real court... Court rules against Judge Alex AP - Wed Feb 20, 11:38 AM ET WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the star of the syndicated TV show "Judge Alex," saying that an arbitrator must decide a fee dispute with an attorney who is claiming 12 percent of "Judge Alex's" earnings.

Judge Alex to Leave His Robes at Home
Judge Alex appears before the Supreme Court today not as a judge, but as a litigant in a fee-dispute case. We wrote on the issue here back in September when the Court granted certiorari...

"Supreme Court roughs up TV judge; The justices appear ready to rule that Alex Ferrer must go to arbitration with his former manager"
"Supreme Court roughs up TV judge; The justices appear ready to rule that Alex Ferrer must go to arbitration with his former manager": David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Supreme Court To Judge Alex: Arbitrate This
The Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that the Federal Arbitration Act supersedes state law in cases in which parties argue to arbitrate disputes in a particular forum. The case involves tv's "Judge Alex" Ferrer and the attorney who represented him...

"U.S. Supreme Court rules against 'Judge Alex' star; Jurists say Alex Ferrer must resolve a fee dispute with a former manager in arbitration; High court also issues rulings on 401K accounts, medical devices, and alcohol and tobacco shipments"
"U.S. Supreme Court rules against 'Judge Alex' star; Jurists say Alex Ferrer must resolve a fee dispute with a former manager in arbitration; High court also issues rulings on 401K accounts, medical devices, and alcohol and tobacco shipments": David G...

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