On Monday, March 12, at 9:30 a.m., the federal jury trial in Shelton v. Wozny, civil action number 14-cv-313, will begin in Courtroom 1. U.S. District Judge McConnell will preside. After some quick preliminaries, it is likely the jury will be…
Law Nerd Legal Nirvana: Federal Jury Selection and R.I. Supreme Court Oral Argument Today!
It’s been a long winter. And then we all lost power from the big storm. But not to worry – there’s nothing to recharge those batteries like watching legal advocacy! Today, you can witness jury selection in the federal courthouse…
Revisiting the Judicial Tenure & Discipline Decision on Judge Ovalles and What It Tells Us About Judging
Every once in a while, a case comes along that turns the sock inside out, like a motion to withdraw a guilty plea where the defendant’s former attorney testifies for the prosecution, or when attorneys sue their former law firms. …
The Ways of Legal Citation for Court Documents in the D.R.I.
The “First Circuit,” “1st Cir.”, “CA1,” “the Circuit,” or “the Court” — these are all ways to refer to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, depending on the type of citation system. The most common guide…
Speech: the Final Frontier. Are Anonymous Campaign Contributions a Constitutional Right?
Money talks — it usually means that people use money to get their way, or they’re influential and powerful because they have money. But does money literally talk? Will the Supreme Court take us to new worlds and find that…
Reconsidering the Non-Reconsideration of Motions to Reconsider in State Court
The mulligan is one of the great unwritten rules in golf. Smack a duck hook in the water? No problemo, tee up a new ball. Completely whiff with a massive John Daly-esque swing, but the wind pushes the ball one…