They review the proceedings of trial courts upon the basis of written records. They hear oral arguments and read written arguments, called briefs, in an effort to discover whether errors were committed in the trial court of such a nature as to require reversal of the judgment or a new trial...
Trump appeared in court in Washington DC in August 2023 and pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him. They are: conspiracy to defraud the US; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct, an official proceeding; and conspiracy against right...
I had no idea circuit courts were called that because justices used to travel around the region on a "circuit". That is so interesting. I can only imagine how much different it would have been to have to wait for the court to come to you instead of going to the court. I wonder if...
The idea is that each of the twelve overall practice rules harks back to the idea that the client comes first. Clients, clients, clients. For us, that is practicing law. Except for some rewording, the 2 sets of rules are substantially the same. The first six rules are reproduced here....
Are non-compete agreements void right now? No. The rule, assuming it is not enjoined, is not effective until 120 days from publication in the Federal Register (which as of April 24th has not happened but will happen soon). The rule also does not apply to breach of contract actions where...
REDUX: Hermann the German: Merkelphonegate. My friendHermann, still braving Berlin after all these years, notes that "Germans Push To Introduce Espionage Etiquette Manual". Excerpt: Folks in Germany are always very anxious about social etiquette and behaving correctly in public. The "Knigge," for...
and federal courts moved to restrict the use of criminal and eviction records in tenant screening. The Tenant Protection Act would prohibit your tenant screening provider from showing eviction records on your report unless the file was no more than three years old, current guidelines are up to 7...
Once this plan is finalized and approved by the courts, your bankruptcy proceedings are considered completed, and the repayment stage begins. Types of bankruptcy filings There are several types of bankruptcy filing options categorized within the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The type of bankruptcy filing ...
Plans to ‘aggressively’ fire government workers and move agencies out of DC At the end of his first term, Trump planned to reclassify a large portion of the federal civilian workforce to make it easier to fire federal workers. Commonly referred to as “Schedule F,” Trump’s plan was ...
— “Donald Trump ‘eyes deal’ to save failing DC Waldorf-Astoria, turn it back into Trump International Hotel,” by the NY Post’s James Franey and Carl Campanile: “Three sources familiar with the situation said that the incoming commander-in-chief’s company, the Trump Organization, is ...