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New Jersey Law Journal

Implicit Bias Is Evidential

Implicit bias can now be a basis for establishing a prima facie case of police discrimination that would require the police to articulate a race neutral basis for a stop and frisk search of a suspect.
5 minute read

Law.com

'That Is a Glock 26 in My Judgment': 1st Circ. Says Judge Was Allowed to Draw on Personal Gun Knowledge During Probation Hearing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected a defendant's claims that a judge in Massachusetts improperly relied on "personal observations about his own, private gun collection" during a probation violation hearing when determining that at least one weapon shown in a video was a real firearm.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Squire Patton Boggs Attorney Takes Helm at the Center for Appellate Litigation as It Expands Mission

Jenay Nurse Guilford has taken the title of executive director for the center, a newly created role that encompasses the duties of an attorney-in-charge while reflecting the organization's broadened approach to serving clients.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Deny Racist Motives in Appeals

"Every crime committed against an African American by a man who has used racist language in the past is not a hate crime," defense attorney Pete Theodocion said in an appellate brief written on behalf of defendant William "Roddie" Bryan.
5 minute read

Law.com

State Appeals Court Finds Attorney Ineffective for Failing to Object to Client Wearing Jumpsuit, Shackles at Trial

At one point during trial, the judge said to the prosecutor, "I practiced law for 20 years and been on the bench for 12. I have never as a lawyer or a judge allowed someone to be tried in prison garb," according to the appellate decision.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Senate Confirms Michelle Henry as State Attorney General

Her confirmation comes just days after a unanimous vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which members from both sides of the aisle sang her praises.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cannabis Statute Harmonized With PTI and Expungement Laws

Sometimes, no matter how hard they try, drafters of major legislation fail to anticipate every circumstance where the new law will intersect with existing statutes.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I Made a Mistake': Lawyer Owns up to Error that Led to Reversal

"I have no problem falling on the sword," the trial attorney said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Brief to 2nd Circuit, Ghislaine Maxwell Argues Sex Trafficking Conviction Should Be Vacated

Maxwell's lawyers faulted Judge Alison Nathan, saying she engaged in a "creative reading" of a non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Calabresi's Oral History Book Hits on Nomination, Judicial Independence and 'The Sopranos'

The National Law Journal lays out eight interesting tidbits from the part of the book focused on Judge Guido Calabresi's judicial career.
8 minute read

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