JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

His two-day trial took place in Switzerland. The trial is the first enforced disappearance case to be heard in Switzerland in accordance with the Swiss Criminal Code. Relatives of the victims brought the case with the support of three rights groups; FIDH, Trial International, and Viasna.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 1, 2023

Something unexpected happens, and you are asked to jump in at the last minute to help another team get ready for trial on a case you’ve never worked on before. Get the Ultimate Guide to Preparing a Trial Notebook Download the Guide and start preparing your Trial Notebook (a/k/a Trial Binder!)

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday held that the District Court for the Northern District of California’s COVID-19 protocols violated defendant James David Allen II’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. As a result, Allen’s conviction was vacated and remanded.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 5, 2024

“New trial date set for Donna Adelson in murder-for-hire of Dan Markel; Donna Adelson is now expected to stand trial September 17”: Jamiya Coleman of WCTV in Tallahassee, Florida has this report.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 17, 2023

I recently received a question about prepping for trial and navigating your role as a trial paralegal with confidence and I thought it would be valuable to share these tips on our blog. When preparing for any trial, there can be a long list of to-dos, but do you know what is most important? Prefer Audio Instead of Reading?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Thursday that new Offices of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC) will have authority over the decision to prosecute a number of serious crimes committed in the branches of the military, including sexual assaults, removing certain cases from an accused service member’s chain of command.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

According to evidence introduced during trial, there was no presence of a financial hardship found, as Mosby received her full gross salary of $247,955.58 A trial date for these charges has not been scheduled yet. The post Baltimore’s former top prosecutor found guilty in federal perjury trial appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Khorrami seeks a new trial, arguing that his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated because he was deprived of a trial before a 12-member jury. Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

A US military judge ruled on Thursday that Ramzi bin al-Shibh, a 9/11 defendant detained in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is unfit to stand trial. ” Thus, McCall concluded that he lacked the capacity to stand trial. After a largely undisputed hearing, McCall found that al-Shibh was unfit to stand trial.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2023

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Tuesday condemned the ongoing trial in absentia against her and other opposition figures, calling it “revenge by a pathetic dictator who lost power & tries to take revenge on all who stood up for freedom.” She claimed that, accordingly, Lukashenko should be the one on trial.

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OneLegal

APRIL 18, 2024

The weeks leading up to a trial can be stressful. Here is our extensive guide for ensuring that your team has the very best shot at success: The post Preparing for trials: What paralegals and attorneys need to know appeared first on One Legal.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2024

TRIAL International informed on Thursday that Ousman Sonko, a former Gambian Minister of Interior, will be tried by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) in Bellinzona on January 8, 2024, and the trial will last till January 30. Switzerland can conduct the trials as it recognizes the principle of universal jurisdiction.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The trial of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged financiers and masterminds of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Thursday began at The Hague. The UN Special Adviser on Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu commented that the trial shows accountability, saying, “[o]ur collective commitment not to forget constitutes a commitment to prevent.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Executives of Lundin Oil (now Orrön Energy ) Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter’s criminal trial for alleged war crimes in Sudan began on Tuesday. According to PAX, the trial is the first time since the Nuremburg trials that a multi-billion dollar company stands accused of aiding and abetting war crimes.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2023

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s Parliament, commented on the beginning of the trial Thursday. They claimed the trial has no legal basis, citing international law and military immunity. If convicted, the 20-plus members of the Azov battalion on trial in Rostov-on-Don face sentences ranging from 15 years to life in prison.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), a United Nations (UN) tribunal, declared Wednesday that Félicien Kabuga , one of the last fugitives of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is unfit to stand trial due to dementia.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

A French court Monday began hearing the criminal trial of Lebanese-Canadian Hassan Diab, who is accused of committing the 1980 bombing of the Copernic synagogue. The trial is expected to last three weeks and will be conducted in abstentia , meaning Diab will not be present for the trial.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2023

Trial began Monday in a lawsuit brought by 16 youth plaintiffs alleging that the state of Montana has failed to protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change. Montana is the first constitutional climate suit in US history to make it to trial, as similar actions in nearly every state have been dismissed.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) Monday urged Mexico to repeal the mandatory pre-trial detention provisions from its constitution. Pre-trial detention, also known as automatic preventive detention, is provided for under Article 19 of the Constitution of Mexico.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They were tortured and executed without trial for their criticism of Bouterse’s military dictatorship or for their involvement in the countercoup of March 1982. The post Suriname court denies former President Bouterse’s appeal in murder trial appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 6, 2024

Law firms’ ability to leverage state trial court data brings their business and competitive intelligence capabilities to a new level. The post Primer on Using State Court Trial Data for Business and Competitive Intelligence appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A record number of convictions were made on Monday in Italy’s largest trial of people linked to the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organization. The trial lasted over three years and resulted in the sentencing of more than 200 of the over 300 people accused. Due to potential safety concerns, the trial took place in a converted bunker.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A Pakistani court declared on Tuesday that the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets is illegal, according to Khan’s lawyer Naeem Panjutha.”The Following security concerns and threats on his life, the state’s case against Khan proceeded to trial at the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi.

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2024

A Russian court in Kazan, Russia extended on Monday the pre-trial detention of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5. This is the second time the court has extended her pre-trial detention. The court declined her petition to be moved to house arrest.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

The court agreed with Waldon that the trial court judge wrongly allowed Waldon to represent himself at trial, even after a prior judge denied his request. The court stated that the trial court’s failure to provide counsel for Waldon violated his constitutional rights to counsel and a fair trial.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Denmark’s sixth impeachment trial in history began on Thursday over former minister Inger Stojeberg’s aggressive immigration policies. This trial examines Stojeberg’s policy of separating married asylum seekers when one of the parties is a minor. The trial is set to wrap up in December.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The federal trial of Carlos Orense Azocar (Orense) began this week, where he faces accusations of shipping tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States with suspected ties between Venezuelan oil and military leaders.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Sudanese government Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for cooperating on the trial of former militant leader Ali Kushayb who is accused of committing war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan. He is the first Sudanese suspect taken into ICC custody.

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JURIST

AUGUST 27, 2023

US journalist Evan Gershkovich appealed the latest extension of his pre-trial detention in Russia on espionage charges Saturday, according to Russian state media. This is Gershkovich’s third appeal, having appealed his previous extension of pre-trial detention and his original arrest and detention in April.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A trial is unlike any other function a lawyer needs to handle. The post Trials Are A Huge Time Vacuum For Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I was reading through a recent trial transcript and enjoyed the following historical introduction to the jury system offered by Judge Gilstrap. If you’d indulge me, though, for just a minute, I’d like to briefly review with you at this juncture how we came to have our American civil jury trial system.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The pressure felt right before a trial is unlike anything else experienced in litigation. The post Why Many Cases Settle Right Before Trial appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post The Start Of A Terrible Trial appeared first on Above the Law. It all started on a rather infamous day.

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