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How a veteran sketch artist offers a peek into oral arguments in the work-from-home era

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The court now allows live-audio streaming of its arguments — a step forward in transparency and access. Unlike when the court is open, he could not observe and draw the lawyers arguing cases in real time. 10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I Attorney Sean Marotta, Ford Motor Co.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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Court declines to hear death-row inmate’s claim of juror’s racial bias, prompting dissent from liberal justices

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At Love’s trial, his attorney unsuccessfully sought to have a potential juror, Zachary Niesman, excluded from the jury because he was racially biased: Niesman had contended during jury selection that “non-white races” were statistically more violent than whites.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. ” __ Another case in the court is a cautionary tale about those creating their own haunted houses. Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S.

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Court issues orders from “long conference,” but relists some high-profile cases

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In the case of Arkansas inmate Mickey Thomas , Sotomayor similarly conceded that “Thomas’ claim does not satisfy this Court’s traditional criteria for granting” review. A three-judge district court ruled that D.C. The district court awarded the plaintiffs’ lawyers $14.5 The justices sent Biden v.

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