…(the so-called Chevron doctrine, ably summed up in the opening sentences of this essay). The Court concluded that BOP is just implementing the statute in accordance with its clear-enough language…
…of issues or counts. In that regard, the Edwards case is distinctive. Opening statements took place on April 23, and the jury received the case on May 18, so the…
…would come before a court for review. Does that open the door to reconsidering the practice regarding felonies? At least one of my colleagues thinks that it should. I have…
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump nominated Tenth Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch to the open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Widely viewed as having a similar ideological mold as the…
…have sufficient staff to serve only appointments, or that otherwise are unable to maintain normal operations due to the pandemic; Expand service hours at Driver License Offices that remain open;…
…possible sentence and opened the plea up to a challenge? Since my prior post didn’t address this issue, I’ll do that now. G.S. 15A-1022(a)(6) provides that when taking a plea,…
…both cases, the experts appeared to merely be repeating opinions formed by non-testifying analysts. In light of this, I suggested that the door may still be open to testimony by…
…of Harris and Harvey, the Ventris decision is not surprising, but it settles an open question, one that had become more important in light of the Court’s recent expansion of…
…says that presidents typically are advised not to comment on pending criminal cases because doing so opens the door to arguments that the defendant will not receive a fair trial,…
