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Posts Tagged ‘CASE’
Supreme Court Action: Arbitration And A Whole Lot of Habeas
14
Nov
The Supreme Court issued four opinions in the last two weeks. Three of them are Per Curiam and one was authored by Justice Scalia. The first of these is Cavasos v. Smith (10-1115). It’s an unusual case involving the prosecution…
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Case – Here’s the Text
02
Nov
The news that Julian Assange has lost his latest appeal to prevent his extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden is all over the news sources. The Guardian has posted the judgment of High Court of Justice for that case…
What Does A Defense Attorney Actually Do For A Client?
24
Oct
Wondering what a Defense Attorney actually does? Evaluates evidence, prepares a case for trial, and goes to court for the Defendant. Continue reading
EZ On Line Case Access May be Coming to all California Courts Soon.
17
Oct
Want to look up a California traffic ticket case online? It may not be easy today, by California is actually working on a unified online Court case access system for traffic court and criminal cases. It is being deployed in the pilot counties now. Continue reading
How to Get UR Drivers License Back After U Pay Off a Failure to Appear Case
12
Oct
A CA Drivers License does not get reinstated automatically after you pay a collection agency for a failure to appear case (VC 40509.5 & 40508a) Continue reading
How to Find A Los Angeles County Warrant
03
Oct
The best source of information on a warrant is the court clerks office for the courthouse where the case is pending. It’s best to go in person, but if you have to call, be ready to get the info you need. Continue reading
A Bit More On The Rudovsky Case
23
Sep
I wrote a post a while back called The Rudovsky Case and Quality Control. The thrust of the case is that West Publishing (the defendant) libeled two authors, David Rudovsky and Leonard Sosnov, by updating their treatise called Pennsylvania Criminal…
Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case Reversed on Procedure, Otherwise the Verdict Stands
21
Sep
One of the cases I’ve been covering from time to time is the copyright infringement case of Joel Tenenbaum. When we last left Mr. Tenenbaum and his lawyer, Harvard professor Charles Nesson, a jury had found liability against Mr. Tenenbaum…
Google Books Case Gearing Up For Trial As Settlement Talks Still Going On
16
Sep
There are some developments in the Google Book Settlement talks. Search Engine Land is reporting from cited sources that Judge Chin is setting up pretrial steps with the idea that the case could go to trial sometime in mid-2012. However,…
