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Pennsylvania Trial Judges Can Now Dismiss Charges Against Permanently Incompetent Defendants

Posted On Monday, December 5, 2022 At 3:03PM

Takeaway: A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision gives trial judges the ability to dismiss charges against mentally ill defendants who will never be found competent to stand trial. In 2009,...

Opinion: Increase in Jail Death-Rate Reveals Underlying Systemic Flaws

Posted On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 At 4:16PM
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The United States familiarly calls itself the “land of the free,” and holds itself out as a bastion of due process and civil rights. Yet, America’s jails are guilty of the worst forms of human...

Making Expert Disclosures live up to their Name: The Amended Rule 16

Posted On Monday, November 21, 2022 At 3:49PM
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Takeaway: The substantive amendments to Rule 16 address many of the criticisms of the prior rule, making it a more effective discovery device. This December, a significant Amendment to Rule...

Flint and the Fifth Amendment: Deposition Testimony Does Not Always Compel Trial Testimony

Posted On Monday, November 14, 2022 At 4:18PM

Takeaway: A federal appeals court held that a witness does not waive their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination at trial by giving deposition testimony in the same case. In a...

U.S. Supreme Court to Address Attorney-Client Privilege in Tax Case

Posted On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 At 1:41PM

Takeaway: The Supreme Court is expected to clarify the question of whether attorney-client privilege applies in “dual-purpose” communications in situations where law firms provide clients...

PACER Search Fees Soon a Thing of the Past

Posted On Friday, June 10, 2022 At 5:35PM

Takeaway: Used by the federal courts for case management and filing, PACER is outdated and expensive for the general public. Help is on the way. According to a newly released report by the...

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