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Ten Strategies for Criminal Appeals with Federal Appeals Attorney Nick Oberheiden

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If you need to appeal the outcome of your federal criminal case, you have lots of factors to consider. While there are a variety of grounds for pursuing appeals, not all grounds are available in all cases; and, even if you...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Litigators Urge Caution With Virtual Jury Trials

Legendary jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that “hard cases make bad law,” by which he meant that a legal rule fashioned for an extraordinary circumstance can be inappropriate for the resolution of everyday disputes....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - March 22, 2021

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Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, No. 20-794: Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) to render assistance in gathering evidence for use in “a foreign or international tribunal”...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Even At A Default Hearing, An Expert Report Is Inadmissable Hearsay If The Expert Doesn’t Testify

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Very often, uncertified expert reports are attached to certifications and courts are asked to accept them though there is no ability to cross examine the expert, etc. Sometimes, that even happens at a default or other...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Don’t Choose Between Facts and Stories

The title asks a provocative question: “When it comes to jury trials, should you tell a story or stick to the facts?” The piece in the “Your Voice” section of the current ABA Journal is written by Drury Sherrod, a litigation...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Account for News Fatigue

Lately, I’ve seen increasing reports of people voluntarily separating themselves from the news. Often, this means taking a break from Facebook and its ubiquitous “Newsfeed.” In other cases, however, it involves people...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Expect the “Fake” to Get Very Real

Persuaders win by convincing decision-makers that their story is more “real” than the alternative. But what if the foundation for that choice, the notion that there is a “real” to aspire to, is eroding? If it is, then...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Google Searches & Jury Selection: What Role Should Social Media Have in Voir Dire?

We have written previously about the role of traditional discovery roles in “newer” platforms, and how social media content can be discoverable and used in litigation. What about using information from social media in jury...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Warger v. Shauers

On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Warger v. Shauers, No. 13-517, holding that Rule 606(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence bars a federal court from considering evidence of a juror's comments during...more

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