WashU Expert: The role of peremptory challenge in jury selection (Washington...
(Source: Washington University in Saint Louis) The trial of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Hotlzclaw, accused of 36 charges resulting from assaults against several black women while on...
View ArticleJudge wants files on Sandusky victims' deals with lawyers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State prosecutors must turn over any documents they may have about deals between Jerry Sandusky's victims and their civil lawyers, a judge ruled Thursday, handing a partial...
View ArticleCan the Government Put a Price Tag On Your Right to Choose Your Lawyer?
When, if ever, can the government effectively prevent a criminal defendant from using their legitimate assets to hire a lawyer? That's the fundamental question that the Supreme Court confronts in Luis...
View ArticleAccused Liverpool killer wants to fire $13,000 lawyer, but judge won't let him
Syracuse, NY -- Sean Hunter told a judge today he wanted to fire his lawyer four days before a murder trial. But after a contentious court appearance in which Hunter and his lawyer spoke over each...
View ArticleMistrial in doctor's child-indecency case
A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of a Houston doctor charged with indecency with a child, authorities confirmed. ......
View ArticleDoctor's lawyer wants molestation case tossed out after mistrial declared
The lawyer representing a doctor accused of child molestation wants the case thrown out after a judge on Friday declared a mistrial. Schneider said the judge ordered the mistrial following an outburst...
View ArticleNew trial for lawyer accused of smuggling pot into jail
Ontario’s highest court has quashed the conviction of a popular Toronto defence lawyer accused of smuggling 58 grams of marijuana into the...
View ArticleCourt puts int’l drug ring members behind bars
The West Jakarta District Court on Thursday sentenced five members of a Hong Kong drug syndicate to prison terms, including some life terms. “Cheung Hon Ming is found guilty of attempting to smuggle...
View ArticleConstitution Check: Is the new immigration policy at risk constitutionally?...
(Source: National Constitution Center) Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the arguments behind a challenge to President Obama's immigration...
View ArticleSexual assault victim says justice not served
TAMPA — She is on four medications to help her sleep. She tries to nap during the day so she can stay awake at night and avoid the nightmares. She was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and...
View ArticleSupreme Court agrees to hear biggest abortion case in two decades
The Supreme Court on Friday set the stage for its most important pronouncement on abortion in two decades, agreeing to hear a dispute over efforts by some conservative states to regulate the procedure....
View ArticleDaniel French trial had emotional, financial costs
Butler County spent thousands of taxpayer dollars prosecuting Daniel French for the 2012 murder of 87-year-old Barbara Howe of Monroe. Prosecutors scored the conviction they were seeking in the death...
View ArticleFormer Army-Navy Academy headmaster faces retrial in molestation case
The former headmaster of the Army-Navy Academy in Carlsbad will be retried on charges that he molested students, a judge ruled this week. A jury had acquitted Jeffrey...
View ArticleSeeger Weiss LLP Reports That Xarelto Multidistrict Litigation Bellwether...
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeger Weiss LLP is reporting that the bellwether trial dates have been set for the Xarelto Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). Presiding District Court Judge Eldon...
View Article15 Oct 2015 - University summit challenges use of rap lyrics as evidence in...
(Source: The University of Manchester) Leading scholars, lawyers and expert witnesses will gather at The University of Manchester later this week to discuss the growing use of rap lyrics as evidence in...
View ArticleLawyers in hit-and-run deaths use number of defense tactics
CLEARWATER — Defending a driver accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash can be daunting, lawyers say, particularly when the defendant, before facing a jury, is convicted in the court of public...
View ArticleLet consumers opt out of arbitration
To the editor: Barry Goldman's defense of arbitration in lieu of civil litigation is useful and sheds needed light on an important issue that few consumers know anything about or understand. However,...
View ArticleBoy murdered after he finds out about sister's affair in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old boy was murdered after he found his sister and family friend in a compromising position in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area on Saturday morning. The accused also attacked the...
View ArticleTowards an ICC Association of Counsel (An IBA discussion paper), November...
(Source: IBA - International Bar Association) 16/11/2015 A new International Bar Association (IBA) report published today examines and assesses the achievements, challenges and needs of witnesses in...
View ArticleBoy murdered after he finds out about sister's affair
New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy was murdered after he found his sister and family friend in a compromising position in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area on Saturday morning. The accused also attacked the...
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