Ever since 2012, when the American Bar Association first adopted a duty of technology competence for lawyers as part of its Model Rules of Professional Conduct, its approach has been… Read More »Puerto Rico Adopts Duty of Technology Competence with Rule that Goes Farther than ABA Model
Sunday’s New York Times featured an extensive profile of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The article contained one interesting tidbit about the PennEast case. Otherwise the article offered relatively little that was… Read More »What Have We Learned about Justice Barrett?
The Third Circuit, in a complicated five-year old case, avoided the merits of two groups of appeals from an order confirming the debtor’s reorganization “Plan. In In re Boy Scouts… Read More »Third Circuit's Mootness Debate Avoids Reversal of Confirmation Order
When kids turn 18, everything changes—legally. Allison Harrison and Rachel Allums saw it happen again and again: families caught off guard by the legal red tape that kicks in the… Read More »They Met at LabCon. What They Built Might Change Estate Planning.
To Cooley, That Is!: They are leaving in favor of a firm with a backbone. Skadden De-Fangs Their Distinguished Fellows Program To Keep Trump Happy: How will they reconcile helping… Read More »Willkie Partners Are Walking Away! — See Also
SCOTUS will consider whether Illinois congressman has standing to challenge ballot-counting law Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol… Read More »SCOTUS will consider whether Illinois congressman has standing to challenge ballot-counting law
The Weinstein trial took an unexpected turn today after New York Judge Curtis Farber declared a partial mistrial. The order followed a refusal of the foreperson to return to deliberations… Read More »Partial Mistrial Declared in Weinstein Case – JONATHAN TURLEY
In May, the North Carolina Statewide Court Appearance Project Committee released their Final Report with recommendations to promote court appearance and provide alternative responses to missed appearances. The Committee included… Read More »New Statewide Report with Recommendations to Improve Court Appearance Issues – North Carolina Criminal Law
A trial is the dramatic apex of the litigation process. This is where both sides put all their cards on the table and let the trier of fact decide. While… Read More »Trial Preparation Checklist: Key Steps & What to Expect in Court
For anyone, the prospect of facing death is likely to be a frightening one. Americans learned during the COVID-19 pandemic the special terror of facing death alone, cut off from… Read More »Tennessee Finds a New Way to Compound the Death Penalty’s Cruelty | Austin Sarat | Verdict