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'It's Anyone's Guess': Ga. Court of Appeals to Eye Trump's Arguments for Recusing Fani Willis

Experts and officials say it's still too early to know what judges will hear the case or what issues they'll focus on.
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National Law Journal

Biden Nominates US Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd for 11th Circuit Seat

The president also makes picks for district court judgeships in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Steve Bannon Associate Challenges Verdict on Basis of Prosecutor's Relationship to a Juror's Daughter

Bannon associate Timothy Shea was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and falsification of records in 2022 for his role in the "We Built The Wall" fundraising scheme
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton County Judge's Failure to Instruct Jury Leads to Overturning of Former Atlanta Attorney's Murder Conviction

"[T]he harm from the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the defense of accident was compounded by the trial court's express instruction that the jury must 'disregard' that accident was a key legal principle," Georgia Supreme Court Justice Nels Peterson said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court Case Over Fatal Car Crash Raises Issues of Mental Health, Criminal Liability

The Georgia Court of Appeals, which is set to hear arguments in the case Wednesday, will decide whether a woman's lawyers can use an insanity defense at trial and, if so, whether the state can try to prove that she wasn't taking her medication.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Top Court Says It Won't Accept Amicus Briefs That Create Conflicts

While Judge Caitlin Halligan has had to recuse from two high-profile cases, a court spokesman said the rule was in development before she joined the high court.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wilson, Lippman Compare Notes on Eras as New York's Chief Judge

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said that he has told appellate division jurists to simply send the court a case if he or she believes that it is worthy, and not worry about burdening the court's docket.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

In Trump Case, Supreme Court Appears Open to Narrow Presidential Immunity

"This case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the future of the country, in my view," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction; Holds Admission of 'Molineux' Witnesses Was Improper

Judge Jenny Rivera wrote the 4-3 majority opinion, joined by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Appellate Division Justices Betsy Barros and Christine Clark, who stepped in for recused Judges Caitlin Halligan and Shirley Troutman.
6 minute read

Law.com

Jury Trial Decline Results in Fewer Verdict-Related Appeals. Does it Matter?

"If there is not a robust pipeline of decisions going up and coming down where the appellate courts are providing guidance to trial judges, then the consequence is oftentimes a lot of wasted time," said attorney Ryan Baker.
7 minute read

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