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The Collaborative Courtroom: A Proposal

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A groundbreaking study by the Rand Corporation and the University of Pennsylvania Law School makes this point. This isn’t the tail wagging the dog; this tail has swallowed the dog. I’ve spent nearly 50 years defending criminal cases, and I don’t expect an Armistice to be declared any time soon.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. CBAF reported that the second activist was sentenced to two years in prison, with both years deferred.

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