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Members Who Inspire

Melanie Kalmanson dedicates pro bono work to death penalty education

Sixth Amendment

Unanimous jury requirement applies to older criminal cases, top state court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Requirement for jury unanimity in serious cases isn’t retroactive, Supreme Court rules

Intersection

Firms team up to tackle systemic race issues

National Pulse

Oregon and Louisiana grapple with past criminal convictions made with split verdicts

Trials & Litigation

Appeals court tosses convictions in wake of Supreme Court ruling on jury verdicts

U.S. Supreme Court

In Gorsuch opinion, Supreme Court rules unanimous verdict is needed to convict

Death Penalty

Overturning 2016 precedent, Florida top court says jury unanimity not needed for death penalty

Sixth Amendment

Jailhouse lawyer who fought nonunanimous jury verdicts helped propel issue to Supreme Court

Sixth Amendment

Supreme Court should end nonunanimous juries, ABA argues in amicus brief

National Pulse

Oregon may finally join 49 other states that require unanimous jury decisions in criminal cases

U.S. Supreme Court

Are unanimous juries required in state criminal cases? SCOTUS will consider overruling precedent

Election Law

Ballot measures give felons the right to vote, overturn Jim Crow-era jury law and legalize marijuana

Annual Meeting

Louisiana, Oregon should require unanimous juries for felony convictions, ABA House urges

Trials & Litigation

Juror tells judge he didn’t want to convict Martin Shkreli’s BigLaw lawyer

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama man in judicial override case

Death Penalty

Alabama’s new governor signs bill ending judicial override in capital cases

Supreme Court Nominations

Live blog of confirmation hearings, Day 2: Gorsuch condemns attacks on the judiciary

Supreme Court Nominations

Live blog of confirmation hearings, Day 1: Gorsuch says judges aren’t politicians in robes

Opening Statements

Caught on Tape: Is slow-motion video biasing jurors?

Juries

Judge didn’t have discretion to dismiss jury panel for lack of diversity, top Kentucky court says

Death Penalty

Unanimous jury vote is required to impose death penalty, Florida Supreme Court rules

Death Penalty

How far should Florida go to reform death penalty? Lawmakers mull changes after SCOTUS decision

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court considers Florida’s advisory death penalty system, juvenile sentencing

Law Firms

Dewey juror goes to the emergency room; judge will ask for partial verdict

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Matt Mangino

DPIC: Death Sentences and Executions Remain Near Historic Lows Amid Growing Concerns about Fairness and Innocence

Inversecondemnation.com

Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program

Inforrm’s Blog

Law and Media Round Up – 30 September 2024

The Court

R v Abdullahi: The (In)Flexibility of the Appellate Review of Jury Instructions

Lawyers, Gun$ & Money

Judging without law: the ballad of Sam Alito

The Employer Handbook

Yesterday, the Supreme Court cleared up when a job transfer may be discriminatory. But not really. Actually, not at all.

Matt Mangino

What might a jury look like for Trump's up coming New York criminal trial

Verdict

Delaying Trump’s Trials Is What Savvy Democrats Should Have Wanted All Along

Tortini

A Π-Day Celebration of Irrational Numbers and Other Things – Philadelphia Glyphosate Litigation

43(B)log

15th Trademark Scholars’ Roundtable: Session 1: Congress and the Courts (including the role of the Supreme Court)

Blog of Rights

Another Year of America's Failed Experiment: The Death Penalty in 2023

Inversecondemnation.com

Hawaii SCT: Most Of Those Eminent Domain Issues (Esp. Severance Damages) Are For Juries

Verdict

The Road Not Taken: In 2023 Two Death Penalty States Offer Americans a Clear Choice

The Court

Publication Bans and Juries: La Presse inc v Quebec

Inversecondemnation.com

20th Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference: Property Rights As A Means Of Human Flourishing

At the Lectern

Different perspectives

Verdict

You, Me, “Purely Legal” Issues on Appeal, and Dupree

Global Military Justice Reform

Panel unanimity decision

Sidebar for Plaintiffs

Dear Jurors, “A lot of the glory goes to…you!”

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Tortini

Judicial Flotsam & Jetsam – Retractions

Workers’ Compensation

Who Decides if an Employee is a Borrowed-Employee

Letters Blogatory

How To Report on the Trump Verdict

Matt Mangino

DeSantis ignores SCOTUS: Signs law allowing death sentence with the vote of only 8 jurors

Death Penalty Information Center

Florida Legislature Rescinds Unanimous-Jury Requirement in Death Sentencing