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Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

The Volkov Law Group

A Personal Tribute to Judge Stanley Sporkin: The Fern Street Crew Gang Prosecution (Part II of II)

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My relationship with Judge Sporkin started in the 1990s when I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia.  I prosecuted a number of criminal cases before Judge Sporkin....more

Allen Matkins

Is Impeachment A Pardonable Offense?

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Monday's post concerned California's constitutional and statutory provisions governing impeachment. These provisions are based on the English parliamentary model developed in the 14th century. In 1678, the Commons impeached...more

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Impeachment In California

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The Founding Fathers did not invent impeachment. The procedure was largely copied from English precedent dating to the reign of Edward III. In 1376, the so-called "Good Parliament" under the leadership of Peter de la Mare...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

UPDATE: West Virginia Supreme Court Impeachments - Latest Developments

There have been significant developments in recent days regarding the Articles of Impeachment brought against the four remaining justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia....more

McManis Faulkner

The Timid Judge and The Clever Bailiff

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The Judge was a lovely old fellow, a relic from a time before the birth of Silicon Valley, when Santa Clara County was covered with orchards instead of start-ups, and was known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight. As a...more

Foster Garvey PC

The Complete Saga of Former U.S. Tax Court Judge Diane L. Kroupa is Now Finally Concluded

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As reported in my April 7, 2016, October 3, 2016 and October 27, 2016 blog posts, former U.S. Tax Court Judge Diane L. Kroupa and her then husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted on charges of tax fraud. Specifically, they...more

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The Saga Ends With Ex-Tax Court Judge Pleading Guilty to Cheating on Her Taxes

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As previously reported, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane L. Kroupa and her now estranged husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, making and subscribing a...more

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Another Period: Trial by Idiot

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The sophomore season of Another Period is now in full swing with last night’s episode having quite a bit of fun with the judiciary.  If you haven’t already caught this gem of a comedy, it is an American period sitcom spoofing...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

When Does A Legal Campaign Contribution Become An Illegal Bribe?

On February 14, 2013, in United States v. Terry (6th Cir., No. 11-4130, 2/14/13), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of an Ohio state judge on charges of honest-services fraud, holding that an otherwise...more

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