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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

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The Daily Journal today named the recipients of its annual California Lawyer of the Year award. The paper recognized attorneys in 15 cases. Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 9 – Chief Justice Paul Reiber

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Reiber was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in October 2003 and Chief Justice in December 2004. In 2010 he served as Chair of the Vermont Commission on Judicial Operations resulting in historic legislation that unified the state court system. Once again, I’m joined by my friend, Bree Buchanan.

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“Quite simply, the absolute best”: Tributes to Art Lien

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Share Art Lien sketched the Supreme Court from 1977 until his retirement this summer. For the final nine years of that astounding career, he worked for SCOTUSblog (in addition to his longtime employer, NBC News.) The Supreme Court is a notoriously opaque institution. Amy Howe and Tom Goldstein.

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‘We Must Dispel the Myth That We Always Get It Right’

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The Registry, an online database of more than 3,100 wrongful convictions, is approaching its 10-year anniversary since going online with its inaugural report in June 2012. The Registry, an online database of more than 3,100 wrongful convictions, is approaching its 10-year anniversary since going online with its inaugural report in June 2012.

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

The Crime Report

But that hasn’t stopped some from promoting his methods and even deploying 911 call analysis in court to win convictions. She said she disguised 911 call analysis in court by “getting creative … without calling it ‘science.’”. “I Lawyers objected but the judge let the testimony in. Prosecutors know it’s junk science too.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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History has vindicated John Marshall Harlan, who dissented in some of the Supreme Court’s worst decisions concerning race and limiting the scope of federal power. Ferguson and his series of dissents in the Insular Cases , among many others. Last year, Peter S. In the case of Sen. — Washington Bee (Oct.

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