All posts tagged "evidentiary hearing"
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3.7KEditors ChoiceConvictions of Ex-Texas Mayor and Developer Upheld, Legal Battle Continues While Couple Remain on Bond
Appeals Court Verdict is Vacated in Part, No Doubt to Aid the Extended Time Before these Convicted Felons Actually Report to Prison.
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538Appellate JudgesHow Judges Can Avoid Any Bacterium of Impugnment via Self-Recusal
Judges do not choose their cases, and litigants do not choose their judges. We all operate on a blind draw system.
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3.4KEditors ChoiceCriminal Trial II After Fifth Circuit Appeal Finds Corrupt Laura Jordan and Dowry Hubby Guilty, Again
Our elected officials are held to the highest standards, and former Mayor Laura Jordan traded her responsibility to serve her constituents to...
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1.2KAppellate JudgesJury Verdicts Are Rarely Overturned. It Was In This Case, In Favor of the University of Florida
The district court granted USFBOT’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, overturned the jury’s verdict on DeBose’s retaliation claim, and...
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3.2KEditors ChoiceCorrupt Former Texas Mayor Laura Jordan and Real Estate Boyfriend, Now Hubby, Awarded a New Criminal Trial As Fifth Circuit Decides to Rely on the Judge’s Discretion
In a published opinion, Judge Elrod for the panel held that the district court did not abuse its broad discretion without holding...
