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Judge denies motion to interview jurors about alleged group chat in trial for murder of law prof

Updated: A judge in Leon County, Florida, has denied a motion to interview jurors about an alleged group chat before the murder conviction of a dentist accused of hiring hit men to kill a Florida State University law professor.

Nov 10, 2023 8:44 AM CST

Rejecting ‘extortion layaway’ defense, jurors convict dentist in murder of FSU law prof Dan Markel

Prosecutors gained a fourth conviction in the July 2014 murder of Dan Markel, a Florida State University College of Law professor, after jurors returned a guilty verdict Monday against Markel’s former brother-in-law.

Nov 7, 2023 11:12 AM CST

Did dentist hire hit men to kill law prof Dan Markel, his ex-brother-in-law? ‘Absolutely no,’ he testifies

Dentist Charlie Adelson took the witness stand Thursday and denied hiring hit men to kill his former brother-in-law, Dan Markel, a Florida State University College of Law professor.

Nov 3, 2023 9:59 AM CDT

‘Bump’ operation led to phone calls, restaurant meeting, jurors told in trial for murder of law prof Markel

Jurors in the murder trial of dentist Charlie Adelson heard Tuesday that he was the first person his mother called after an undercover FBI agent posing as a blackmailer approached her in a “bump" operation.

Nov 1, 2023 11:14 AM CDT

Slain law prof’s former brother-in-law was murder mastermind, alleged go-between testifies

The alleged go-between in the murder of Florida law professor Dan Markel testified Monday that Markel’s former brother-in-law was the mastermind of the murder plot.

Oct 30, 2023 12:47 PM CDT

Defense blames law prof’s murder on extortion plot; lawyer ex-wife denies family involvement

Lawyer Wendi Adelson, the ex-wife of murdered law professor Dan Markel, testified Thursday in her brother’s trial that it’s “completely untrue” that her family was responsible for the slaying.

Oct 27, 2023 1:45 PM CDT

Law prof pay has dropped 24% in real dollars this decade

Average law professor pay has decreased 24% in real terms from 2013 to 2022, according to a law professor’s analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Oct 26, 2023 2:23 PM CDT

After once-liberal lawyer pleads guilty in Trump RICO case, his law prof mentor offers explanation

After lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in the Georgia election-interference case Friday, a famous liberal law professor who mentored him grappled with the reason for his mentee’s ideological turnaround.

Oct 23, 2023 12:20 PM CDT

Bank robber who became Georgetown Law prof faces new criminal charges

Shon Hopwood is well known for the story of how he turned his life around after becoming a skilled jailhouse lawyer while in prison for bank robbery. But he faces new legal troubles after he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of assaulting his wife.

Oct 23, 2023 9:44 AM CDT

Ethics code is ‘a good idea’ for Supreme Court, Justice Barrett says

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has said she supports an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court in an appearance Monday at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Oct 18, 2023 10:18 AM CDT

9th Circuit dissenters criticize court’s ‘blank check’ for gun restrictions, including ban on high-capacity gun magazines

An en banc federal appeals court ruled 7-4 this week that California may enforce its ban on high-capacity gun magazines pending appeal.

Oct 13, 2023 10:07 AM CDT

Judge denies motion to interview jurors about alleged group chat in trial for murder of law prof

Rejecting ‘extortion layaway’ defense, jurors convict dentist in murder of FSU law prof Dan Markel

Did dentist hire hit men to kill law prof Dan Markel, his ex-brother-in-law? ‘Absolutely no,’ he testifies

‘Bump’ operation led to phone calls, restaurant meeting, jurors told in trial for murder of law prof Markel

Slain law prof’s former brother-in-law was murder mastermind, alleged go-between testifies

Defense blames law prof’s murder on extortion plot; lawyer ex-wife denies family involvement

Law prof pay has dropped 24% in real dollars this decade

After once-liberal lawyer pleads guilty in Trump RICO case, his law prof mentor offers explanation

Bank robber who became Georgetown Law prof faces new criminal charges

Ethics code is ‘a good idea’ for Supreme Court, Justice Barrett says

9th Circuit dissenters criticize court’s ‘blank check’ for gun restrictions, including ban on high-capacity gun magazines

Restaurant recording allowed in dentist’s trial for allegedly ordering murder of law prof Dan Markel

MacArthur grant winners include 2 law profs and democracy lawyer, all Yale Law grads

Justices drop ‘respectfully’ in some dissents, but SCOTUS rancor is tamer than in past

As California changes ethics rules, surveyed lawyers express concern about integrity of the profession

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