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Limiting a defendant’s ability to confer with counsel during a murder trial

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On the one hand, it has been a long, long time since the Supreme Court last weighed in on this issue: Most readers would consider me an old man , I have been practicing for over 30 years, and I didnt even begin law school until the year after Perry was decided. That brings us to the upcoming conference. Relisted after the Dec.

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Justices file annual financial disclosures – Thomas and Alito delay

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Justice Elena Kagan was one of the most frequent travelers on the court, speaking in New York City, Chicago, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Toronto, and Philadelphia. Barrett returned to Notre Dame, where she spent 15 years as a law professor before becoming a federal judge and eventually a justice, as an adjunct professor.

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Fourth Circuit Rules Against North Carolina State Professor Who Spoke Out Against Diversity Policies

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We previously discussed how academics like University of Rhode Island Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis denounce statistics and science as “ inherently racist.” Porter is a tenured statistics professor in the college of education. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4%

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Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas

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Konan sued the USPS under the Federal Tort Claims Act, asserting claims under Texas law for nuisance, tortious interference, conversion, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In an unusual move, Konan, reprented by the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, has filed a conditional cross-petition ( Konan v.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 9 – Chief Justice Paul Reiber

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He is the immediate past president of the Conference of Chief Justices, 2018-2019 Chairman of the Board of the National Center for State Courts, and involved in several other efforts devoted to access to justice and the rule of law. Chief Reiber, welcome to our podcast. ” And I said, “And, I have checked off all of those boxes.”

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“Take Them to the Slaughterhouse”: Trustee Calls for “Culling” Faculty Members

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I also defended the free speech rights of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis was later made Director of Graduate Studies of History at Rhode Island ).

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Can You Guess? Professor Asks Students What Group is Known for “Violence, Deceit, Irresponsibility, and a Lack of Remorse”

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I also defended the free speech rights of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis was later made Director of Graduate Studies of History at Rhode Island ).