…open with the need to protect staff, attorneys, litigants, and the public during a pandemic. Each brings experience and a commitment to justice to the task at hand. As Chief…
…corruption,” the Court in Jones rejected the defendant’s argument that an explicit finding of “permanent incorrigibility” is required to open the door to a sentence of juvenile LWOP. Just having…
…Sings to greater punishment than he otherwise potentially faced because of his plea arrangement. So I think Sings leaves open the question of whether the confrontation clause applies to bar…
…into evidence despite non-compliance with the statute.”). These motions sometimes are made by defendants who themselves have participated in the noncompliance by moving in open court to continue the case…
…CRV inmates—the “treatment and behavior modification facilities” mentioned in section 16C.10 of the budget. For men, a western facility in Burke County is on track to open in November, while…
…(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…
…all four wheels. So what is the difference? Broadly speaking, most vehicles (including AWD vehicles) have “open” or “regular” differentials, which permit each wheel to spin freely – good for…
…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…
