Jury Selection
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Courts
The Trump Hush Money Case Has Turned Into A Mob Trial
The former president's reputation for bullying precedes him. -
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Courts
15 of The 16 Potential Jurors In The Ahmaud Arbery Trial Are White. Problem?
No way this is gonna be an issue on appeal.
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Litigators, Sponsored Content, Trials
Breaking Down The Barriers To Bias: How To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
Application of five critical strategies will help you overcome prospective jurors’ tendency to 'self-enhance.' -
Litigators, Sponsored Content, Trials
How To Win A Case: An Inside Look At Trial With DRC
From psychology to persuasion techniques, there's a lot more that goes into a successful jury trial than pure legal know-how. -
Crime
Picking A Jury Is Tough When No One Likes Your Client
You don't mess with the guys from Shaolin. -
Jury Duty, Practice Pointers
Best Secrets Of Voir Dire (Or Why You Didn't Get Picked As A Juror)
How do you know which people are right for your case? -
Jury Duty, Litigators, Social Media, Sponsored Content
Common Ethical Issues To Consider When Researching Jurors And Witnesses On Social Media
The gray areas of social media research. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.02.16
* WHATCHA GONNA DO, BROTHER, WHEN HULKAMANIA SELECTS A JURY TO RUN WILD ON YOU?!?! Jury selection has started in Hulk Hogan’s $100M sex-tape case against Gawker. The trial begins next week, and if he wins, his 24-inch pythons could put the site out of business. [New York Post]
* President Obama met with Senate leaders yesterday to talk about his impending Supreme Court nomination, and the Republicans present held steady in their adamant refusal to hold hearings or vote on any of his prospective candidates. After all, President Trump’s 2017 nominee will obviously be a far greater choice. [The Hill]
* “They’re just normal people. They weren’t always judges.” Being a federal judge with a lifetime appointment may be a “surprisingly monastic existence” at times, but the fact of the matter is that our Supreme Court justices are really just like us. Off the bench, some of them are social butterflies, and others are complete hermits. [Washington Post]
* According to a recent study on federal law clerks, “judges appointed by Republicans are more likely to hire clerks who come from the left-side of the ideological spectrum,” but that’s likely because the pickings are slim when it comes to conservative clerks. Top law school grads tend to lean liberal, so the applicant pool is a bit skewed. [WSJ Law Blog]
* K&L Gates is leaking partners, practice leaders, and executive committee members like a sieve once again, but Peter Kalis, the firm’s usually outspoken chairman, hasn’t said a peep about the departures yet. What’s going on at the firm? If you have any information, please feel free to email us or text us (646-820-8477). [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
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Benchslaps, Jury Duty, Trials
Lawyer Slapped With Big Sanctions For 'Push Polling' Potential Jurors
Scathing benchslap for a high-profile lawyer accused of attempting to taint a jury pool. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.15
* From Jackie Robinson to Missouri: Money is more important to white people than hating on blacks. [ATL Redline]
* Are you right to be outraged when the government lies to you? [Guile is Good]
* A glimmer of hope in 2015 bar exam results, but mostly more bad news. [Bar Exam Stats]
* On the minutiae of sentencing: one man’s prison term all comes down to a comma. [The Economist]
* Do you have a reputation? Or a personal brand? [Associate’s Mind]
* The science and art of jury consultation. [Life of the Law]
* A blueprint on the future of “spoofing” cases. [New York Times]
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Crime, Quote of the Day, Trials
Sheldon Silver's Attorneys Don't Think Much Of The Case Against Their Client
These attorneys tell us what they really think about the government's case. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.15
* More bar exam results! Which school saw its passage rate take a 15 point hit? [Bar Exam Stats]
* This is the right way to break up a protest at Planned Parenthood: with a smiling clit cartoon. [Slate]
* How we can rethink the history of slavery and the Constitution. [Berkeley News]
* Maybe Judge Stevens is onto something — the Supreme Court to take on the issue of racial bias in jury selection. [Gawker]
* Hillary wants to keep marijuana illegal — is this her version of she “didn’t inhale?” [Al-Jazeera]
* Kickstarter class actions. What hell hath we wrought? [Associates Mind]
* In this corner we have the Oregon Attorney General. In the other we have vitamin giant GNC. Who will win this battle royale? Not so fast — it’s a trick question since one side’s dietary supplements were laced with illegal drugs. [Vox]
* The latest in The Atlantic’s series on the Reconstruction. [The Atlantic]
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Legal Ethics
Is This Judge Doing A Better Job Of Being The Defense Attorney Than The Defense Attorney?
Did this judge do the right thing? -
Biglaw, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Jury Duty, Trials
Dewey & LeBoeuf Criminal Trial Kicks Off With Jury Selection
What happened when the firm's former leadership reported to court for their upcoming trial? See how we didn't make a "Dewey" pun? Aren't you proud? -
Art, Banking Law, Canada, Gay, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, State Judges, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.28.14
* Some observers do not appreciate the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Delphic pronouncements on a slew of hot-button issues. [New York Times]
* The New York Court of Appeals does international banks a solid — but is it bad policy? [Reuters]
* Fired Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi hires Dentons to sue CBC, which dismissed him over allegations of sexual misconduct. [American Lawyer]
* Is post-Citizens United money polluting judicial elections? [New York Times via How Appealing]
* An Englishman sues Sotheby’s, alleging that the auction house negligently failed to inform him that a painting he sold through Sotheby’s was by Caravaggio and worth millions. [BBC]
* If you’re a lawyer looking for extra income, check out Avvo’s new service, which offers consumers on-demand legal advice for a fixed fee. [Law Sites via ABA Journal]
* Is it reversible error for a judge to refuse to ask voir dire questions related to sexual-preference prejudices? [Southern District of Florida via How Appealing]
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Attorney Misconduct, Jury Duty, Legal Ethics, Texas, Trials
That's One Way To Pick A Jury. Maybe An Unethical One, But It Is One Way.
And what's worse, it sounds like the partner threw the associate under the bus on this one. -
6th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Jury Duty, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Trials
Benchslap Of The Day: District Judge, You Better Work
This whole "district judge" thing sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, California, Celebrities, Chadbourne & Parke, General Counsel, Holland & Knight, International Law, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Murder, Partner Issues, State Judges, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.27.13
* If Biglaw firms wants to get back into a financial sweet spot like in their days of yore, they had better get in on these billion-dollar international arbitrations while the getting is good. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Women lawyers, please take note: your future depends on it. Apparently the key to making partner in Biglaw is to the get the backing of general counsel at big money corporate clients as a gender. [Corporate Counsel]
* ¡Ay dios mío! ¡Escándalo! Holland & Knight yoinked 10 attorneys, including three partners, right out from under Chadbourne & Parke’s nose to open up its new Mexico City office. [South Florida Business Journal]
* “If we actually got another million dollars going forward to spend on something, is the highest and best use to produce attorneys?” Even in a flyover state like Idaho, the answer to that question is a resounding yes when it comes to law school expansion. [Spokesman-Review]
* “A jurisprudence of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ does not properly safeguard [a defendant’s rights].” California Justice Goodwin Liu is raging against policies on race-based peremptory jury challenges. [The Recorder]
* “I’ve been doing Paula Deen in a strongly metaphorical sense.” The magnate of marmalade’s case may be settled, but that doesn’t mean sanctions have been taken off the table. [Courthouse News Service]
* The hefty price of killing? Following his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman is now asking Florida to pay for his legal expenses, to the tune of $200,000 – $300,000. [Orlando Sentinel]
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Biglaw, Law Schools, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, Paul Bergrin, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.08.13
* After serving in the position for 22 years, William K. Suter, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be retiring come August. Now don’t get too excited about that, it’s not really a job you can apply for. You have to be appointed, so keep dreaming. [Blog of Legal Times]
* A Biglaw hat trick of labor deals: if you’re looking for someone to thank for bringing a tentative ending to the management-imposed NHL lock-out, you can definitely reach out to this group of lawyers from Skadden Arps and Proskauer Rose. [Am Law Daily]
* “Thanks for helping us out, but you can go f**k yourself.” AIG, a company that was bailed out by the government, is now considering suing the government with its shareholders. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Apparently there’s such a thing as the “Nick Saban Corporate Compliance Process.” And as we saw from last night’s game, that process involves efficiency, execution, and raping the competition. [Corporate Counsel]
* Guess who’s back in court representing himself in a racketeering trial? None other than Paul Bergrin, “the baddest lawyer in the history of Jersey.” Jury duty for that could be a fun one. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Too bad last night’s football game between Alabama and Notre Dame wasn’t played by their law schools. In that case, the final score on factors like tuition, enrollment, and employment would’ve been a tie. [HusebyBuzz]
* This just in: when studying for the LSAT, you should focus on scoring the best you can. This is actual advice that the future law students of America need to hear. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]