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National Law Journal

No Reason to Delay Sen. Lindsey Graham's Grand Jury Testimony, Prosecutor Tells SCOTUS

The grand jury is seeking testimony from Graham who, Willis said, participated in at least two telephone calls with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in November 2020.
3 minute read

Law.com

No 'Professional Norms' or Case Law Applied to Trial Attorney Failing to Object to 'CSI-Effect' Voir Dire Question

"In sum, we conclude that McGhee's counsel performed within the accepted professional norms of 2007, which did not require objecting to the CSI-effect voir dire questions in this case," Biran wrote. "Thus, McGhee's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel fails on the performance prong, we need not address McGhee's arguments concerning the prejudice prong."
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Foibles of Using Footnotes

Managed properly, footnotes offer a useful tool, particularly in academic articles, yet among many in the judiciary, they are viewed as a distraction.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is The Grand Jury Truly a 'Shield'?

Isn't it high time that we start rethinking a system that, time and again, has been shown to be so deeply flawed?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Suffolk DA Seeks New Trial, Tells 2nd Circuit 'Poisonous' Evidence Tainted Conviction

Alan Vinegrad of Covington & Burling, who represents Thomas Spota, argued that Long Island U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack was wrong to admit evidence of former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke's prior bad acts at trial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Highest Court Weighs Justification Defense for Man Who Blinded Dog During Altercation Over $20

Judge Jenny Rivera said the case seemed to turn on the physical characteristics of the dog, indicating the case might look different if it were 100 pounds rather than eight.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Death Row Inmate, His Prosecutor Ask SCOTUS to Intervene in Bad DNA Case

"There is a person on death row where the totality of evidence questions the conviction and the state doesn't have faith in it. If those facts are not important enough to engage the Supreme Court, I don't know what is," said Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Better Know Your Judges: Philadelphia Judge Timika Lane

The Legal spoke with Lane about the importance of being prepared in her courtroom, the benefits of calendaring and why the evolution of technology is so important for the legal world.
6 minute read

Law.com

'1,520 Days or Nearly 50 Months' From Arrest to Jury: Duke Law Students Help Overturn Convictions for Speedy Trial Delays

"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."
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Private Practice Lawyers Jay Wright and Bob Mabry Face Off for Place 2 Seat on Ninth District Court of Appeals in Beaumont

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.
7 minute read

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