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ABA Midyear Meeting 2019

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From ABA President-Elect Judy Perry Martinez updating us on gun violence, lawyer wellness, and legal education to author Bill Burnett sharing his wisdom on “Designing Your Life” as well as detailed discussions on jury selection, socio-economic bias in the courts, ABA Blueprint, gatherings of federal judges, human trafficking, Tinker v.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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Last year, the Kellem family started early by bagging a 30-pound wild Turkey in Indiana when it went smashing through their rental car window. Thanksgiving means one thing for personal injury lawyers: food poisoning. The Dennis case shows why a good lawyer requires relatives to sign waiver forms before the start of any holiday.

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

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Indiana , the court rejected the prosecution of a protester declaring an intention to take over the streets, holding that “at worst, (the words) amounted to nothing more than advocacy of illegal action at some indefinite future time.” There were a variety of lawyers present, not some backroom arm twisting. In Hess v.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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