News Roundup (August 6, 2010)
Jeff Welty
The biggest headlines this week surrounded the confirmation of Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The New York Times has the basics here, and […]
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August 6, 2010
The biggest headlines this week surrounded the confirmation of Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The New York Times has the basics here, and […]
READ POST "News Roundup (August 6, 2010)"August 2, 2010
I blogged about judges’ salaries here. An article in the USA Today this morning prompted me to think a little bit about prosecutors’ pay. The article, available here, reports on […]
READ POST "Prosecutors’ Pay (August 2, 2010)"July 30, 2010
The top of the news today is that the Attorney General has removed and reassigned SBI director Robin Pendergraft and has at least temporarily stopped the work of “bloodstain pattern […]
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Rule of Professional Conduct 3.4(b) states that it is improper to “offer an inducement to a witness that is prohibited by law.” Comment 3 to the rule states that “[t]he […]
READ POST "Paying Witnesses’ Legal Fees (July 28, 2010)"July 23, 2010
Lots of interesting stuff this week. Without further ado: 1. The front page of the News and Observer today has a story that begins as follows: “Someone accused of killing […]
READ POST "News Roundup (July 23, 2010)"July 19, 2010
Two of the topics I write about the most are probation and sex offenders. Today’s post is about both, answering a question that—somewhat to my surprise—comes up pretty frequently: Can […]
READ POST "Sex Offender Treatment as a Condition of Probation (July 19, 2010)"July 16, 2010
There have been several interesting stories since the last news roundup, which was two weeks ago. 1. The General Assembly adjourned the short session when it finished the budget. The […]
READ POST "News Roundup (July 16, 2010)"July 2, 2010
The Supreme Court has been the subject of most of the interesting news over the past week or so. 1. The Court just finished the Term that began in October […]
READ POST "News Roundup (July 2, 2010)"June 25, 2010
What an interesting week! The sports world was fascinating, between a dramatic World Cup win for the United States, a Raleigh native being picked first in the NBA draft, and […]
READ POST "News Roundup (June 25, 2010)"June 24, 2010
Jessie Smith has just published a new Administration of Justice Bulletin, entitled Motions for Appropriate Relief. It’s available as a free download here. The focus is on procedural issues rather […]
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