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Pro Hac Vice in Georgia: Rule Change for Nonresident Attorneys

The Georgia Supreme Court has amended a court rule that impacts nonresident attorneys practicing pro hac vice, or unlicensed but approved, before the high court in Georgia.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Rejects Jan. 6 Defendants’ Claim That Pepper Spray Isn't Dangerous Weapon

The D.C. Circuit said the federal government had shown that pepper spray can cause "serious bodily injury" and that the three men used it that way, therefore an enhancement was properly applied to the charges against them.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

A Simple 'Trial Lawyer' Goes to the Supreme Court

Chicago trial lawyer Chris Gair delivered the "humblest answer I've ever heard from the Supreme Court podium," said Justice Elena Kagan.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court May Limit Federal Prosecutions Over 'Misleading' but True Statements

The justices seem inclined to exclude "misleading" but true statements from a federal law prohibiting "false" statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

US Judge OKs Partial Release of Ex-Special Counsel's Final Report in Election Case

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon found "insufficient basis" to prevent the Justice Department from releasing part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report explaining the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump in his now-dismissed D.C. election-interference case.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Demise of Truth and Transparency in Federal Sentencing

Compassionate release motions effectively have become parole or sentence review hearings, a former federal prosecutor writes.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

11th Circuit Rejects Trump's Emergency Request as DOJ Prepares to Release Special Counsel's Final Report

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an emergency motion seeking to block U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report in the federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Sentencing, TikTok Ban Welcome Justices Back to Work

Returning from a long winter recess, the Supreme Court suddenly faced multiple emergency cases as it prepares for its upcoming argument session.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Obtaining an Edge in Appellate Advocacy

Y. David Scharf and Judge David B. Saxe discuss ways to improve the chances of success for attorneys in appellate practice, including the “court attorney’s report.”
7 minute read

The Recorder

Commentary: Freedom's Just Another Word

Bay Area attorney Bobbie Stein's client was sentenced to 15 years for a crime committed when he was 22. His eventual parole to a county where he had no social network to support him as he attempted to remake his life demonstrated how the odds were stacked against him.
4 minute read

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