By Colleen Murphy | October 13, 2022
"We are grateful to the students from Duke Law's Appellate Litigation Clinic and their advisor, Sean E. Andrussier, for accepting the assignment," Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote in the appellate court opinion. "Student Elizabeth Brown superbly represented Kennedy at oral argument."
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 11, 2022
Attorneys Jay Wright and Bob Mabry are vying to become a judge on the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Beaumont after the Republican incumbent, Justice Charles Kreger, opted not to run again.
By Christopher Jackson and Jessica Smith | October 11, 2022
Relying on "the demanding materiality standard set out by the Supreme Court" in its 2016 'Escobar' decision, the appellate court affirmed the district court's dismissal and emphasized the high bar that FCA plaintiffs face in pleading false-certification claims."
By Marcia Coyle | October 10, 2022
We have the rundown on who will be at the lectern during this week's oral arguments.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Bruce H. Lehr | October 6, 2022
Is there a reason why a referral fee is allowed under the Florida Bar Ethics Rules in the personal injury case, and not in the criminal case? Is it not as important to have the most competent representation in both cases? Why the disparity and what is the result of this inequality?
By Mason Lawlor | October 5, 2022
"The fact that the district attorneys could help Dukes does not mean that they offered to do so, much less that they offered an improper hope of benefit in the form of reduced criminal punishment."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | October 2, 2022
A search of the Constitution reveals no exception, no special consideration, no dispensation, no pause, and certainly no provision for appointment of a special master to review for executive privilege evidence seized pursuant to a lawfully issued warrant from a potential defendant, including a former president.
By Jason Grant | September 30, 2022
"Apart from determining that a mere proffer [that screening or Chinese Wall inside the prosecutor's office existed] was insufficient and suggesting that affidavits about a screening procedure may be relevant evidence, we have never affirmatively identified the various factors a court should consider in determining whether a former defense attorney was 'effectively screened' from a related matter," wrote the Virginia Court of Appeals in the case before it.
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 29, 2022
"If we ruled that the legislature could give the Attorney General the unfettered power to prosecute all election cases, we would be giving every future Attorney General the power to bring possibly fabricated criminal charges against every candidate running for public office ... who disagrees with the Attorney General's political ideals," Judge Scott Walker said.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert M. Simels | September 29, 2022
Lack of knowledge may cause federal judges to impose sentences far more onerous than they intend without sufficient pushback from the defendants' lawyers.
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