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Jury Trials in Time of COVID: One Lawyer’s Account

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“We have a verdict!”   The familiar cry from the court officer echoes through the empty hallways of the Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn as I sit alone trying to focus on accumulated emails. Scrambling to my feet, I...more

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Voir Dire on Civil Disobedience

What do your potential jurors think about the necessity to follow the law at all times? While it won’t apply in all cases, it will apply to many. Recent protests against police brutality across the country have led to scores...more

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In Voir Dire, Create a Context for Candor

Here’s the situation. A large number of strangers are gathered in a formal courtroom — a hushed atmosphere, dark-wood paneling, flags for the state and the U.S., a raised bench with a stern-looking judge. Nothing about that...more

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Assess the Generation Gap In Your Intellectual Property Suit

“Just because you came up with something doesn’t mean somebody else can’t come up with it, too. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Juror 12 makes his case: It isn’t fair to protect the Plaintiff’s claimed intellectual...more

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Don’t Ignore the Elephant: The Manafort Juror Questionnaire

When your trial-bound case faces complexity, possible juror bias, or potential juror hardships — which is to say, when you have a trial-bound case — you could benefit from a supplemental juror questionnaire, particularly when...more

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Recognizing Current Juror Attitudes Toward the First Amendment

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The Newseum Institute's First Amendment Center recently released its annual survey of the "State of the First Amendment: 2013" and the results are cause for pause, though perhaps not alarm. The annual survey, which has a...more

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Rule 3:22A: Expanding the Scope of Voir Dire

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On January 1, 2013, a new rule passed by the Supreme Court of Virginia governing voir dire in civil trials took effect. Rule 3:22A, in essence, will both expand and standardize the scope of questioning permitted during voir...more

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