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RFK Assassin Challenges Parole Denial in California

Sirhan Sirhan's attorney, Angela Berry, says there is no evidence her now 78-year-old client remains dangerous. She is filing what's known as a writ of habeas corpus asking a judge to rule that Gov. Gavin Newsom violated state law, which holds that inmates should be paroled unless they pose a current unreasonable public safety risk.
3 minute read

Law.com

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Invites Amicus Briefs on Right to Counsel Notification

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has issued an invitation for amicus briefs regarding whether state law requires an accused to be notified of the right to counsel—and to clearly waive that right—before being interrogated while in custody.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit in the Supreme Court

Overall, the Court issued opinions in 66 cases, four of which arose out of the Second Circuit. The Supreme Court reversed in all four of those cases, but the Second Circuit was not an outlier in that respect.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Carroll Co. Prosecutor Might Seek Sharecropper's Posthumous Exoneration

Weaknesses in the case were detailed in a book published this year, "The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

In SCOTUS, a Rare Case of Criminal Contempt That Snagged Steven Donziger

Defense lawyers are arguing that the trial court's appointment of private attorneys to prosecute the contempt orders violated the U.S. Constitution's appointments clause.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

5th Circuit: Handcuffed Man Who Wasn't 'in Custody' Not Entitled to Miranda Rights

The recent decision from the Fifth Circuit ruled that Braylon Coulter's statements while handcuffed were admissible, even though he had not received Miranda warnings before he told the officer where the gun could be found.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Better Know Your Judges Series: Read the Q&As

The series aims to give attorneys in Pennsylvania a better understanding of the judges presiding over their cases.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Prosecutor's Derogatory and Personal Summation Causes Reversal

COURT WATCH: In this case, the court acknowledged that, while it is fair to have the will to win, the win must occur fairly.
5 minute read

Law.com

Divided State Supreme Court: Ban on Forced DUI Blood Draws Only Applies to Warrantless Searches

"True, the expressed consent statute is silent as to warrants, but a different statute within the motor vehicle code (which houses the expressed consent statute) is not," stated Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Word Choice Matters.' Appellate Judges Talk Collegiality on the Courts

The three federal judges also dove into the public's perception of the U.S. Supreme Court and judicial philosophies.
6 minute read

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