By Allison Dunn | January 12, 2024
"Counsel's constructive absence during either a significant portion of trial or an important aspect of trial so offends the constitutional protections surrounding the right to assistance of counsel that it renders the entire adversary process 'presumptively unreliable' and creates an uncurable error," Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd wrote.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 10, 2023
Jerry Smith, of the Fifth Circuit, presents—by way of dissent—the decision that he says "should have been issued."
By Avalon Zoppo | August 25, 2023
Law professor Joe Fore makes the aesthetic and practical case for greater uniformity in circuit court opinion formats.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 22, 2023
Conflicting Circuit court decisions on regulatory, bankruptcy, torts and venue matters might be headed for Supreme Court resolution.
By Avalon Zoppo | June 16, 2023
Writing for the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Congress allowed for concurrent sentencing in gun-and-drug convictions.
By Avalon Zoppo | June 15, 2023
Retrying a defendant convicted in an improper court does not violate double jeopardy, justices unanimously hold.
By Adolfo Pesquera | June 14, 2023
Collin County is Ken Paxton's home county, and political science experts and the state have long held that a trial there would be most advantageous to the attorney general.
By Avalon Zoppo | June 14, 2023
Eight Circuit Judge James Loken wonders aloud if there is "any limit" on what investigators can look for on the My Pillow CEO's device.
By Avalon Zoppo | April 25, 2023
Prosecution violated procedural rules governing expert testimony in science-heavy case, says National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
By Avalon Zoppo | April 24, 2023
Justices consider appealability of issues rejected at summary judgment but not reasserted in post-trial motion.
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