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Forecasting the Forecasters: Upcoming Trends in Judicial Analytics

Attorney at Work

The problem, however, was that these insights were impossible to access, especially for attorneys at the state trial court level. There was no effective way to perform practical legal research on state trial court records. State trial court was too scattered, too clunky and too inconsistent to prove useful. The result?

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Walmart Argues That it is Shielded From Yeezy, Kanye West Lookalike Shoe Case by Section 230

The Fashion Law

Amid an existing battle over lookalike logos , Walmart and Yeezy are facing off in court, as well, after Yeezy and its founder Kanye West filed suit against Walmart and a handful of unnamed third-party Walmart sellers over the sale of copycat Yeezy foam runner footwear on the retail behemoth’s third-party marketplace site.

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Using Motions to Get a Lawsuit Dismissed Early in California

Chugh LLP

In California, a motion for sanctions may be one of the most successful methods for dismissal. The responsive pleading can be in the form of an answer, a demurrer, or a motion. Complaints are rarely dismissed based on demurrers in California. Complaints are rarely dismissed based on demurrers in California.

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Bruce’s Beach: A Case Study for Judicial Analytics Best Practices

Attorney at Work

By following its details closely, we can begin to unravel the strategic importance of judicial research and analytics for civil litigation at the state trial court level. By following its details closely, we can begin to unravel the strategic importance of judicial analytics for civil litigation at the state trial court level.

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Supreme Court will hear speedy trial dismissal case, apparently to resolve two different conflicts

At the Lectern

Ruling on 185 matters at yesterday’s conference, the Supreme Court straight granted one case, depublished the opinion in another, and took other notable actions. Speedy trial dismissal The court granted review in People v. The Supreme Court denied review in Gutierrez and Clark. Clark (1985) 172 Cal.App.3d See below.))

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A very, very bad oral argument strategy

At the Lectern

.” Many years after his journalism career, the article relates, Pickett moved to California, and, “In the mid-1870s, he started a fight during a trial before the California Supreme Court by seizing one of the justices and dragging him off his seat on the bench.” ” ( Pickett v. Hastings (1874) 47 Cal.

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Review granted in a taxpayer action about COVID speedy trial rights and in yet another SB 1437 case

At the Lectern

At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court’s actions of note included: Taxpayer standing. The court granted review in Raju v. ” The delays at issue began after a three-month COVID-pandemic shutdown of the superior court. .” The court will also hear People v. Navarro below.)