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The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. In my office, we have had several cases we had to give to contract attorneys because of conflicts with co-defendants.

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Four cases on the February calendar, including one that’s the answer to a trivia question

At the Lectern

Fresno Unified School District : When the court granted review in March 2021 , it limited the issue to: “Is a lease-leaseback arrangement in which construction is financed through bond proceeds rather than by or through the builder a ‘contract’ within the meaning of Government Code section 53511?” In re F.M. : 1997) 14 Cal.4th

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Supreme Court will hear forum selection and workers’ comp cases, but it turns down two animal rights matters; also, there’s one separate statement

At the Lectern

would operate as an implied waiver of [the plaintiff’s] right to a jury trial—a constitutionally-protected right that cannot be waived by contract prior to the commencement of a dispute.” Division One held “enforcement of the forum selection clauses. BlockFi Lending LLC — but it’s on hold under a bankruptcy stay.

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Private Prisons Exert Dark Influence Over Carceral State: Paper

The Crime Report

States and local governments have long contracted with private prisons as a way to outsource carceral needs to cheaper sources of labor. Photo via Not in My Lobby. As a result, for-profit prison companies in the U.S. Follow the Money.

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The Closing: Trump’s Final Argument Must Be Clarity to Chaos in Merchan’s Courtroom

JonathanTurley

Trump’s lawyers are defending a former president who is charged under a state misdemeanor which died years ago under the statute of limitations. The First Leg: Falsification of Records The dead misdemeanor that is the foundation for this entire prosecution requires the falsification of business records.

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Bragg and the Jackson Pollock School of Prosecution: Why the Trump Trial Could End With a Hung Jury

JonathanTurley

Bragg has achieved the same effect by regenerating a dead misdemeanor on falsifying business records as 34 felony counts. The jury is simply supposed to enjoy it for what it is: a chance to convict Donald Trump. Pollock was famous for his painting drips on large canvases.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017.

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