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You Be the Judge: Sentencing, Community Outrage, and Calls for Dismissal

Trellis.Law Blog

Today’s focus is on Marion County Superior Court Judge Mark D. You be the judge… Continue reading → The post You Be the Judge: Sentencing, Community Outrage, and Calls for Dismissal first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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You Be the Judge: Should Public Perception of Impartiality Influence Judicial Recusal?

Trellis.Law Blog

Over the past few weeks, the national media has been rife with stories of the ongoing Karen Read murder trial taking place in Massachusetts and presided over by Judge Beverly J. first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

A judge would need to approve any proposed settlement, but they usually do. While it can complicate and prolong the proceedings, the jury may be more sympathetic to a driver than a judge would be. The judge will oversee the process of jury selection, which is designed to eliminate biased jurors.

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Deepfaked Evidence: What Case Law Tells Us About How the Rules of Authenticity Needs to Change

Berkley Technology Law Journal

This blog post presents an overview of existing examples of judges responding to allegedly deepfaked evidence. What our limited case law tells us In some cases, judges have displayed strong displeasure at a party trying to pass the buck by crying “deepfake” without basis. At the Wisconsin v.

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Court Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

What really happened was that the judge gave a jury instruction that confused the hell out of the jury, and so the jury returned a meaningless and indefensible verdict, one that was certain to be appealed. And so it comes as no surprise that there were some post-trial fireworks in this case. Booking.com BV , 1:20-cv-01191-WCB (D.

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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The judge can rule in favor of one party or the other at this point because they dont need the help of the jury to apply the law. (A However, the parties can agree to forgo this protection and have the judge decide the case in a bench trial. A judge will decide this type of case on their own. A jury sorts out the facts instead.)

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How A Startup Evolves: As Casetext Marks 10th Year Anniversary, Here’s Its History Through 50 Blog Posts

Above the Law - Technology

In a blog post the company published today, it describes itself as “a ten-year overnight success.” Having followed Casetext’s growth since its start through this blog. So here, starting 10 years ago, is a history of Casetext through my blog posts. ” That sums it up well.