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November 06, 2003 |

Group Asks Court to Unseal Sept. 11-Related Cases

Calling it the most egregious recent example of an alarming trend toward excessive secrecy in the federal courts, a national journalism group has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to open the sealed records in the habeas corpus case of South Florida resident Mohamed K. Bellahouel.
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September 03, 2008 |

What's your juror taking

As the percentage of Americans taking various medications skyrockets, some jury consultants and lawyers have begun asking potential jurors what kinds of medications they are taking.They're concerned about potential side effects associated with medications that can affect a person's ability to concentrate, sit for long periods of time and otherwise act as jurors.
8 minute read
October 23, 2006 |

Civil Actions

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August 26, 2008 |

What's Your Juror Taking?

As the percentage of Americans taking various medications skyrockets, some jury consultants and lawyers have begun asking potential jurors what kinds of medications they are taking. They're concerned about potential side effects that can affect things like concentration and the ability to sit for long periods. A secondary, strategic reason for asking is to bounce jurors they don't want, using medications as an excuse. But the practice is controversial, raising issues of juror privacy.
8 minute read
April 13, 2007 |

Moratorium Placed on New Cases for Overloaded Fla. Drug Court

A Florida drug court that's become a national model imitated by more than 400 communities across the country has become so overwhelmed that it will temporarily stop taking new cases, thrusting hundreds of defendants into mainstream criminal court to face possible prison time instead of treatment and rehabilitation options. Miami-Dade Circuit Court's lone drug court judge is handling some 2,200 cases. The Miami-Dade chief judge says the moratorium will last no more than 120 days.
3 minute read
August 13, 2008 |

Social Networking Sites Help Vet Jurors

The Internet has become an important jury selection tool for consultants and trial lawyers as more and more personal information from prospective jurors becomes available on the Web and from posts on personal blogs and accounts on MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites.
8 minute read
August 17, 2010 |

Judge Huck to take senior status

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May 06, 2011 |

Hiring Picks Up at Conn. Law Firms

Among the signs of change this spring: Some law firms are hiring again. One law firm partner goes so far as to say that, for her practice and personal life, "for the last six months the recession is over, completely over." Does this mean the economy is finally getting out of the deep freeze?
6 minute read
March 19, 2007 |

On The Move

Quinnipiac Law School; Deborah Witkin; Astrid Lebron; Roseann G. Padula; Christine Plourde; Brian Gedicks; Eric J. Dale; Sandra D. Dawson; Tracey E. Scraba; Meredith G. Diette; Bruce Leshine; David M.S. Shaiken; Erika L. Amarante; Carrie A. Hanlon; Jonathan M. Freiman; Gary J. Ceballos; Robert A. Giles; Charles R. Welsh.
3 minute read
September 08, 2011 |

Jailed Bankest executives Hector and Eduardo Orlansky seek restitution reduction

Fraudsters Hector and Eduardo Orlansky are serving 20 years in prison, but they would like their debt lessened since their criminal restitution order stands at $165 million because of a confidential civil settlement reached in a civil case.
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