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November 17, 2000 |

Every Voter a Plaintiff, As Lawyers Storm Court

As of Friday afternoon, 13 lawsuits had been filed in the Palm Beach County Courthouse stemming from the presidential election. Many fall into one category: Palm Beach voters asking the court to declare the Palm Beach ballot illegal and confusing, and call for a revote in the county. Each case has a different set of lawyers, makes subtly different arguments, and relies on slightly different evidence.
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October 25, 2004 |

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Following remand from the Superior Court for resentencing, the trial court improperly doubled defendant's initial sentence when it ordered that defendant serve his sentences consecutively rather than concurrently. Reversed.
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December 17, 2004 |

From Atticus Finch to Denny Crane

Perhaps I was just an impressionable 13-year-old, but I have spoken to other lawyers who feel the same as I do: Gregory Peck's portrayal of country lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the reason why we became lawyers in the first place. Fast-forward to 2004 and the beginning of the new fall television season, which boasts two new legal dramas, ABC's "Boston Legal" (lawyers as effete scumbags) and UPN's "Kevin Hill" (lawyers as redeemable human beings).
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September 15, 2009 |

Disgruntled Judges Launch Own Lobbying Group

Board members of the new Alliance for California Judges say they'll provide a voice more critical of Judicial Council policies.
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January 27, 2004 |

Five Reasons To Choose Merit Selection

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Philadelphia Bar Association and other organizations have been working for many years to reform Pennsylvania's process for selecting appellate judges and institute a merit selection system for filling vacancies on the Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts. Merit selection is a type of appointment process where a bipartisan, diverse citizen nominating commission recommends qualified candidates to the governor.
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November 20, 2006 |

'Soft Science' Part II

The second part of a discussion of the applicability of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. to "soft" sciences such as mental health expertise.
8 minute read
February 11, 2013 |

Law clerk hiring plan is dead, and good riddance

Like a cartel with too many players, the plan unraveled because the temptation to hire early was just too strong.
4 minute read
January 03, 2007 |

Drullinsky v. Tauscher Cronacher Engineers

Home Inspectors, Seller Granted Summary Judgment; Buyer Fails to Prove Breach or Active Concealment
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January 09, 2009 |

BAR-ometer

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