By Jonathan Ringel | February 6, 2020
The film recalls the work of attorneys C.B. King and Donald Hollowell in Jim Crow Georgia.
By Marcia Coyle | February 5, 2020
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. A new survey spotlights former clerks who become teachers. Michael Dreeben talks with ALM about making the leap to private practice. The justices are urged to confront certificates of appealability. Thanks for reading!
By Tom McParland | February 4, 2020
In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, attorneys from Munger, Tolles & Olson; Allen & Overy; Shapiro Arato Bach; and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel argued that the panel decision defied U.S. Supreme Court precedent and raised issues of "exceptional importance" that warranted review by the full bench of the appellate court.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | February 3, 2020
In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins discusses a recent decision, 'People v. Cook', which is the last of a trilogy of decisions that began over 40 years ago, and which define a court's discretion to reopen a suppression hearing in a number of contexts.
By Jonathan Ringel | January 31, 2020
Campaigns for state Supreme Court, Court of Appeals shift into waiting games or the "arduous" task of returning hundreds of thousands of dollars.
By Jim Saunders | January 31, 2020
James Dailey contended that newly discovered evidence would clear him in the murder of Shelly Boggio, whose nude body was found with multiple stab wounds floating in water near Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County.
By Terry Spencer | January 30, 2020
Sandy Modell, left, is asking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to reopen the investigation into his son Ryan Modell's 2016 shooting death during an altercation at Ryan's Fort Myers condominium complex.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Tara A. Collins and Mark Son | January 30, 2020
The new bail statute drastically changed the bail statute by eliminating cash bail in most cases. However, it did not amend CPL article 730 and is silent as to the type of securing order the court may issue when ordering a 730 examination. Part 1 of this article discussed whether a defendant who appears unfit can still be remanded or have bail set under the new statute; and if not, whether other options are available to facilitate a successful completion of a 730 examination, as will be discussed here in Part 2.
By Jenna Greene | January 30, 2020
The problem wasn't just that ex-FBI profiler Mark Safarik testified about crime scene analysis in the murder of Kathleen King. It's that he also weighed in on issues outside his supposed expertise. as well as those where no experts were needed.
By Jonathan Ringel | January 29, 2020
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