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Absent Police Misconduct, Jury Decides Witness Reliability

The Supreme Court ruled that, absent suggestive circumstances arranged by police, due process does not require a judge to screen a witness's reliability.

Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Federal Rules

The amendments, which take effect today unless Congress takes action, shall govern in all new proceedings and, if just and practicable, all pending proceedings.

Don't Forget to Offer All Grounds for Admissibility

If you have multiple grounds for admissibility, you'd better include them all in your offer of proof.

Articles »

Supreme Court Reverses Trend on Loss Causation

By Kara Altenbaumer-Price

For securities class-action defendants, the "higher hurdle" created by the court's loss-causation analysis is proving an important defense tool.

Establishing an Arbitrator's "Evident Partiality"

By Laura M. Fontaine

The evidentiary framework presented by the prevailing party in Karlseng v. Cooke makes a useful template for post-arbitration discovery.

Supreme Court Decides Stern v. Marshall

By Dawn C. Van Tassel

Commentators have speculated on everything from a minimal impact of the Stern decision to a catastrophic clogging of the Bankruptcy Courts.

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