Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 330: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 157: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
One of the most interesting trends in the Law Court’s jurisprudence (at least in the mind of this blogger) is the continued renaissance of the Court’s primacy doctrine – an issue addressed before on this blog. As explained...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and the rights and protections it provides to anyone accused of a criminal act. ...more
Defendants Cannot Move for Compassionate Release Based Solely on Post-Sentencing Cooperation- United States v. Claude (October 27, 2021), No. 20-3563- BACKGROUND- Defendant sought compassionate release to reduce his...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and the rights and protections it provides to anyone accused of a criminal act. ...more
Because the court system has been largely shut down due to the pandemic, parties should be motivated to resolve their disputes themselves in a litigant-friendly setting such as a domestic mediation. Only constitutionally...more
As we enter the eighth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, California courts and litigants continue to grapple with how to move civil cases forward. Senate Bill 1146, approved by Governor Newsom on September 18, 2020, and...more
Nuño v. California State Univ., 47 Cal. App. 5th 799 (2020) - Anthony Nuño, an assistant college professor, represented himself in this lawsuit against California State University, Bakersfield, in which he alleged...more
While California trustees hope for smooth sailing, they must navigate waters that can be choppy depending on the assets, trust instruments and personalities involved. As fiduciaries, trustees must honor the trustors’ intent...more
In its recent decision in Morrison v. Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc., the Alberta Court of Appeal (Court) reaffirmed that the Alberta Rules of Court (Rules) apply in full force to self-represented litigants. The Court upheld...more
The concept of limited scope representation is not a new one in the legal arena. Rule 1.2(c) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides that “A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation...more
On April 24, 2019, the Second Circuit issued a per curiam decision in United States v. Hausa (Kearse, Jacobs, and Hall) affirming the conviction of Ibrahim Hausa—a member of Al Qaeda known as Spin Ghul (the “White Rose”)—on...more
Pro se litigants present a unique set of challenges when encountered in the practice of law. In particular, pro se litigants seem to be on the rise on the fiduciary litigation context. Whether this is due to the highly...more
In Doyle v. Fla. Health Sol., Inc., No. 17-12231 (JMV) (MF), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148340 (D.N.J. Aug. 29, 2018), the court had to determine – at the pleading stage – whether a pro se plaintiff who is a licensed attorney...more
We’ve all been there – representing a client against someone who has never heard, or doesn’t believe, that “A lawyer that represents himself, has a fool for a client.” Either because of lack of resources, knowledge, interest,...more
The Supreme Court of Canada’s spring term begins on April 18. This term has a lot of interesting criminal cases, but only a few that may be interesting to the business community...more
The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently clarified the circumstances under which a lawyer can represent himself and when a member of his law firm can represent him. In Brooks v. S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense, a...more
In Law Offices of Marc Grossman v. Victor Elementary School District, 2015 DJDAR 8356, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District ruled that the Trope Doctrine did not apply in litigation under the...more