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Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 28, 2022
I have been in the legal field for over 30 years and a paralegal going on eight years. Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. Preparing legal memorandums is one of my favorite things to do.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 5, 2021
As states slowly started to legalize and decriminalize certain drugs, authorities have moved to less punitive approaches to address the social costs of addiction. The relationship between anti-gun and anti-drug initiatives becomes clear when looking at felony convictions. How Should We Regulate ‘Dangerous Products’?
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Now, the activist with Direct Action Everywhere has filed a police report and is threatening legal action. PETA and other groups have called the activists “heroes” f or their actions but prosecutors are seeking convictions for felony burglary and theft charges. Indeed, it was expected that citizens would intervene.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
However, the most damaging moment came outside of the presence of the jury when the judge drilled down on the law. He told the prosecutors “I have been wrestling with this statute with, I’d hate to count the hours I’ve put into it, I’m still trying to figure out what it says, what’s prohibited. I have a legal education.”
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Gaulkin — We previously blogged about Pfizer’s copay assistance lawsuit, which sought to challenge HHS’s interpretation of the Federal health care program anti-kickback statute (AKS) and position that the company’s proposed copay assistance program would violate the AKS. By Sophia R. Pfizer’s Petition to SCOTUS.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 3, 2021
to settle an important question of law.” But offering the court an important legal issue is not alone enough to get a case heard. The contested legality of a statute making a significant change to the state’s criminal law, that’s certainly “an important question of law.”
The Crime Report
APRIL 8, 2022
TCR: The first part of your book focuses on the roots of the current legal system in English Common. From about the 1600s, they had a gigantic Criminal Code where everything was a felony and every felony was punishable by death. Plea bargaining coincided with overt classism in the legal system.
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