Trials & Litigation

20832 ABA Journal Trials & Litigation articles.

Victim advocate fired for misdirected ‘panties’ email sues district attorney’s office for its comments

A victim witness advocate has sued for privacy invasion and defamation following his firing for mistakenly sending a “wacky email” to the entire San Francisco district attorney’s office that read, “What color panties you have on.”

Jul 24, 2024 2:47 PM CDT

GOP eyes legal challenges as Harris assumes control of Biden’s war chest

As President Joseph Biden tries to hand over the Biden-Harris campaign committee’s millions in remaining cash to Harris, Republican lawyers and operatives are saying “not so fast.”

Jul 22, 2024 8:08 AM CDT

Illinois jail must pay $880K to family members of inmate who died by suicide, judge rules

A federal judge in Illinois has awarded more than $880,000 to the estate of a 22-year-old man who died by suicide in the Cook County Jail.

Jul 19, 2024 2:45 PM CDT

Special counsel will appeal dismissal of classified documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has formally filed notice that he will appeal a Florida judge’s decision to dismiss Donald Trump’s 40-count indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them.

Jul 18, 2024 2:35 PM CDT

Federal prosecutor facing discipline for altering video evidence against anti-Trump protesters

A federal prosecutor who allegedly edited videos to use as evidence in criminal cases involving anti-Trump protesters in 2017 is now facing disciplinary charges.

Jul 18, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

Satan Goes to Court: Lawyers recall bizarre medical malpractice case

In 1991, personal injury lawyers Zachary Bravos and Todd Smith took on the strangest medical malpractice case of their careers—a case that led them to tales of satanic cults, child abuse and cannibalism.

Jul 17, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

Attorney with ‘cognitive impairment’ must receive disability pay, court says

An insurance company must provide a Minnesota trademark attorney who was diagnosed with bilateral invasive breast cancer with long-term disability benefits and pay her past-due amounts and attorneys’ fees, a federal court has ruled.

Jul 17, 2024 12:43 PM CDT

A Law Clerk’s Transition: From umpire’s apprentice to fighter in the ring

As law clerks, we learn to write with a dispassionate tone and an air of neutrality. We write to explain. As lawyers, the same rules apply, but the goal changes: We write to persuade.

Jul 17, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

COVID-related backlogs no longer reason to delay misdemeanor trials, appeals court says

An appellate court in California has admonished a lower court for continuing to cite the COVID-19 pandemic as a valid reason to delay trials.

Jul 17, 2024 8:45 AM CDT

Minnesota’s age restriction to carry handguns is unconstitutional, 8th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Minnesota’s ban preventing residents ages 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional, upholding a district-court decision that said the Second Amendment right to bear arms should apply to all adults in the state.

Jul 17, 2024 8:36 AM CDT

New Jersey senator convicted of 16 felonies in corruption trial

Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted Tuesday of taking bribes from three businessmen who showered him and his wife with cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, an extravagant bounty for his help securing deals with foreign officials and trying to derail several criminal investigations in New Jersey. Menendez vowed to appeal, and legal experts say he could be helped by the Supreme Court’s rulings in recent years narrowing the scope of federal bribery laws.

Jul 16, 2024 4:25 PM CDT

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