THE DARK SIDE: The primates are howling for new legislation
The latest cause de jour is passage of what its proponents call “Caylee’s Law,” which would make it a federal crime for a parent not to report a missing child within 24 hours.
BEV BUTULA: OneLook Dictionary
OneLook Dictionary is a website that searches numerous online dictionaries (both general and topical) at one time.
BLAWG LOG: Prosser gag makes its way to Capitol Square
The ongoing controversy over Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s allegations that Justice David Prosser choked her during an argument June 13 ballooned to new heights Thursday.
LEGAL CENTS: Is LinkedIn Premium worth the investment?
OK, that’s a lot of capital letters, and Westrup and IBM’s CIO aren’t really that tight. But they are connected on LinkedIn, via a relationship Westrup fostered using LinkedIn Premium.
BLAWG LOG: Papke on the Anthony verdict; Federal Evidence Review on the Confrontation Clause
I don’t know if Casey Anthony killed her daughter or not, but I am confident that primetime television drama helped her to walk.
JOB CITES: Avoid the hangover from office parties
Summer has finally arrived in Wisconsin, ending both the tyranny of rainy, 60-degree days and my ability to joke that budgetary woes aren’t the only thing Wisconsin shares with Iceland. And along with the arrival of summer comes what is for many employers an annual tradition: the company picnic.
THE DARK SIDE: Lawyers need to be more like carnies
Hanging out with some of the carnies who came to town this year, I was astonished at how, in a mere 10 years, the carnival industry had become so professional. And they did it without even spending mandatory carnie dues on a public image campaign.
BLAWG LOG: Disrespect for judges a national trend?; U of M law school considering abandoning state dollars
If Virginia judges are feeling a lack of love, maybe they should consider the plight of their judicial brethren in New York.
BEV BUTULA: Consumer Credit Card Agreement Search
The website for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System contains some very useful consumer credit information. The webpage is designed for the average consumer; however there are two items that may interest legal researchers as well.
BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on surplus graduates; O’Hear on the right to counsel
For the second time this month, the Court has granted certiorari in a case dealing with the right to counsel in collateral proceedings.
TRIAL TECHNIQUES: If you’re not objecting, you may not be protecting the client
A New Yorker cartoon has a young lawyer saying to an upset client, "Oh, I don't object much. As lawyers go, I'm pretty laid back."
ON APPEAL: Which writ depends on decision you want to challenge
Appellate and post-conviction practice is not just limited to direct appeals, §974.06 motions or motions to modify a sentence. Several decisions are reviewable in state court by either a petition for writ of certiorari or a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The question of which to do when depends on the type of decision you seek to challenge.
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- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property