ArticleHow Many Criminal Appeals Are The Result Of Government Appeals?The Court decided twenty-one criminal cases in 1994 where the State was the appellant. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSedgwick LLP
ArticleIs The Supreme Court More Likely To Reverse When There's A Dissent Below (Criminal – 2010-2020)?So we've determined that a dissent at the Appellate Court is only a moderate indication that reversal is statistically more likely at the Supreme Court in civil cases. So what about criminal cases?United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleNew York Passes Law Overhauling Process For Sealing Old Felony ConvictionsEffective October 7, New York law now authorizes state courts to seal nonviolent criminal convictions that are more than ten years old.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleNew York State's In-Person Jury Trial Pilot Program Continues, With Jury Trials Resuming Across The Empire StateWe are pleased to inform you that civil jury trials are now being conducted in several counties throughout New York State. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
ArticleNorthern District Of California Grants Permanent Injunction For National Abortion FederationJudge William H. Orrick III granted National Abortion Federation's (NAF) motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract claim and entered a permanent injunction preventing the release of videos...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Foerster
ArticleReviewing The Tenure Of Justice Mary Jane Theis (Part 2 Of 6)Since joining the Supreme Court in 2010, Justice Theis has written a total of 66 opinions – 51 majority opinions, three special concurrences and 12 dissents.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleReviewing The Tenure Of Justice Michael Burke (Part 3 Of 6)In this post, we review the voting record of Justice Michael Burke – first in civil cases, then on the criminal docket.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleReviewing The Tenure Of Justice Michael Burke (Part 4 Of 6)As our review of Justice Michael Burke's tenure continues, this time we're looking at Justice Burke's alignment with his colleagues...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleReviewing The Tenure Of Justice Rita Garman (Part 2 Of 6)In this post, we're reviewing the Justice Garman's history writing opinions.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleReviewing The Tenure Of Justice Rita Garman (Part 4 Of 6)This time, we're reviewing the data on how frequently Justice Garman has voted with the majority during her tenure. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleWhat Can We Infer When Chief Justice Karmeier Asks The First Question In Criminal Cases?Yesterday, we reviewed the data on Chief Justice Karmeier's questions in civil cases between 2008 and 2016. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSedgwick LLP
ArticleWhat Could We Infer When Justice Theis Asked the First Question in Criminal Cases?Yesterday, we reviewed Justice Theis' question patterns in criminal cases between 2010 and 2016. Today, we ask what it's possible to infer when Justice Theis asked the first question in criminal cases.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSedgwick LLP
ArticleWhat Kinds Of Criminal Cases Draw Amicus Briefs (Part 1 – The 1990s)This time, we're reviewing the same questions on the criminal side that we looked at yesterday on the civil: (1) what areas of law tend to draw the most amicus briefs...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleWhere Is Justice Werdegar On The Ideological Spectrum For Criminal Law Cases?Last week, we continued our analysis of Justice Werdegar's career by reviewing her majority opinions in criminal cases.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSedgwick LLP
ArticleWhich Counties Had Lesser Affirmance Rates In Death Penalty Cases?Yesterday, we reviewed the data for the year-by-year numbers of mandatory death penalty appeals decided by the California Supreme Court.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSedgwick LLP
ArticleCriminalization Of Robocalls?U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D. N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would criminalize the act of knowingly initiating a commercial robocall without the prior express written consent of the recipient.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleCybercrime Update: Pandemic Of Malware Directed To IT Security Operations Centers (SOCs)!Darkreading.com reported that "not only are doctors and nurses understaffed and overworked in hard-hit areas, so are SOC and IT teams. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleESI In The Criminal Context: A Call For ClarificationAlthough the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure set the stage for electronic discovery in civil cases, there is no such express regime in the criminal context. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCozen O'Connor
ArticleFBI's Operation reWired Targets International E-mail ScamsArrests were made in the United States, Nigeria, Turkey, Ghana, France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleHernandez Murder Trial Commences As Former Teammates Prepare For Super BowlWhile his former New England Patriots teammates were rotating between the circus that is Super Bowl Media Week and actually preparing to face the Seattle Seahawks in what would become one of the most captivating Super Bowls of all-time.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFox Rothschild LLP