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Circuit Finds Commitment Risk Need Not Trigger Notice
The circuit, addressing the issue for the first time, said that since the odds of civil confinement under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act are relatively remote, trial judges are not bound by either the U.S. Constitution or Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to advise defendants of that potential collateral consequence.
When Are Men Going to Put an End to the Boys' Club?
If you ask me Sandra Fluke, the 30-year-old Georgetown law school student who argued in favor of health care plans covering contraceptives before Congress, has more balls than Rush Limbaugh.
Service Helps Put a Price on Social Media Efforts
Avvo Ignite, a service offered by the legal directory and forum Avvo, reports how many leads originate from lawyers' on and offline activity and the number of leads that result in new clients to calculate a return on investment in social media
Testifying Experts and Scientific Articles: Reliability Concerns
In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that experts increasingly testify about, interpret and extrapolate from articles, yet the authors are unavailable to be cross-examined about reliability of the data presented or limits on conclusions the testifiers should draw from the work product.
More Developments in Prosecutorial Immunity
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz, a professor at Touro Law Center, writes that absolute immunity protects prosecutors sued under Section 1983 for carrying out their advocacy functions, but receive only qualified immunity for functions essentially investigative or administrative in nature.
Circuit Strikes Key Provision of Marriage Act
A divided Second Circuit panel Thursday held that DOMA violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. Moreover, the majority went further than either the Southern District or the First Circuit in Boston, which both ruled against the law, by subjecting the definition to a more exacting standard of review.
Judge's Failure to Exclude Juror Who Knew Witnesses Ruled as Error
A judge erred by not granting a for-cause challenge to the seating of a juror, the wife of the local police chief, who acknowledged knowing eight of 14 witnesses the prosecution planned to call against the defendant, the state Court of Appeals decided today.
Traveling Tips From a Lawyer Who's Learned the Hard Way
At some point, new associates will go on their first business trip with the partners for whom they work. I usually have learned travel lessons the hard way. Here is what I wish someone had told me long ago.Trending Stories
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