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4 Jan 2008, 4:48 pm
While jurors in criminal cases may like to see themselves on a quest for truth, their role is actually more circumscribed and technical - and perhaps less satisfying - than that of truthseeker, as the Second Circuit confirmed in an important decision today, United States v. [read post]
1 Jan 2008, 4:08 am
United States, 208 U.S. 161 (1908)(striking down ban on "yellow-dog" contracts that forbade workers from joining trade unions.)Muller v. [read post]
27 Dec 2007, 11:26 am
Yesterday CAAF docketed two certified issues in an Air Force case:WHETHER THE AIR FORCE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS APPLIED THE CORRECT STANDARD OF REVIEW WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION WHEN HE DENIED THE DEFENSE MOTION FOR A SANITY BOARD.WHETHER THE AIR FORCE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS ERRED BY FINDING THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION WHEN HE DENIED APPELLANT'S REQUEST FOR A SANITY BOARD FINDING HE HAD NOT MET HIS BURDEN OF FACTUAL PERSUASION TO… [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 9:57 am
Death sentences and executions have been declining in the United States for almost a decade. [read post]
16 Dec 2007, 10:18 am
Death sentences and executions have been declining in the United States for almost a decade. [read post]