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15 Apr 2008, 12:23 pm
"As wise practitioners know, sometimes it doesn't pay to petition for rehearing, and you should instead make a beeline for en banc or Supreme Court review. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 1:17 pm
And, as you might imagine, the Ninth Circuit holds that, notwithstanding the evidentiary findings below, there was indeed a "bona fide" doubt regarding Maxwell's competence.So a word to the wise: Give 'em a hearing. [read post]
1 May 2017, 11:34 am
 Even the most sophisticated of us might not make wise choices in such a context. [read post]
8 Jul 2008, 5:04 pm
You really think it's wise -- or worth it -- to flash a fake badge and risk a federal felony rap just for the ease of dropping off your six-shooter at Customs? [read post]
7 Nov 2008, 6:06 pm
That's a ratio of over 150 to 1, which, not surprisingly, didn't stand, and the Ninth Circuit reversed back in 2005.On remand, the district court gave Southern Union the option of accepting $4 million in punitives -- a ratio of around 10 to 1 -- and Southern Union (wisely, IMHO) accepted. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 11:44 am
Or maybe the historically novel setting of the internet itself results in difficult jurisdictional and other issues that require an era of publication before the resolution of internet sex stings on appeal become as routinized as, say, bank robbery is now.Something interesting to think about.Anyway, for now, here's yet another case where an older guy (this one from Arizona) talks to a "thirteen year old" from the FBI and travels over state lines (to L.A.) to allegedly have sex with… [read post]
15 May 2008, 3:14 pm
In the same vein, here's the penultimate paragraph of the dissent: "Like the majority, my hope and expectation is that the government will act wisely and carefully when deciding whether to pursue an interlocutory appeal, and that its unchecked ability to do so will not diminish the independent judgment of district judges in the making of important evidentiary rulings. [read post]