They died in the defense of Stalingrad They were developed for the defense program Defense The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; The defense called for a mistrial Defense Protection from harm; Sanitation is the best defense against disease Defense A structure used for defense; The arti...
In the adversary system of justice like you have in the United States, the prosecutor and the defendant are on opposing sides and have an adverse relationship hence the name. Adversarial justice allows both sides to make a logical argument to the judge and jury and allows both arguments to b...
Everyone but the judge and jurors are seated beforeDonald Trumpand his team enter the courtroom each day in his New York criminal trial.Reporters and other members of the public have passed through two layers of screening. They, prosecutors and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg himself, are...
New rules for ghost guns Ghost guns are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department on Nov. 27, 2019.Haven Daley / AP On the second day of the term, Oct. 8, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, achallenge to a regulationfrom the Bure...
“Are you aware of this case? Have you already made up your mind about what should happen to the defendant?” These are the questions I’d imagine being asked. Having ADHD all of my life, I was deathly afraid of showing up late. (Being late once in a while is embarrassing. Being la...
Amid a patent boom and increase in patent infringement cases, China is a fast-growing catch-up country in the intellectual property (IP) regime, with arguments on effectiveness and standardization. In 2014, China installed three intellectual property courts (IPCs) in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzh...
"As an eligible voter I feel it is my responsibility in regard to elections to establish an educated decision so that I can vote. In regards to this court case and the defendant in the room, I have no opinions until I am presented the information in the courtroom," she said in court....
When court is in session, depending on where you're sitting in the courtroom, a court officer might be blocking your view of the witness stand or the defendant. There are several large monitors which, if you have excellent vision or a pair of binoculars like I do, you can see close-ups...
In civil cases, the first stage is the filing of a petition by a plaintiff, which states the legal basis for the lawsuit. A petition sets out the petitioner's version of the facts. The defendant then receives a copy of it and a notice to appear in court. In legal terms, petitions ...
In its 6-3 decision siding against the SEC, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, stated, "A defendant facing a fraud suit has the right to be tried by a jury of his peers before a neutral adjudicator."18Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, emphasiz...