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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

They also may want to learn about the procedures in these situations, such as what happens during a traffic stop and in court. Rather than going to trial, a driver and a prosecutor in a contested traffic case might reach a compromise. A judge would need to approve any proposed settlement, but they usually do.

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Unlikely Careers for Lawyers

Legal Talk Network

In the below episode, Lucy Lang, a former prosecutor who now serves as a New York Inspector General, discusses her role in the government. JAG Lawyer A Judge Advocate General is a unique opportunity for those who want to defend their country in court. and advising them to “take the bull by the horns.”

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Aliza Shatzman

Colin S. Levy

Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability, clerkships, and diversity in the courts. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term because I aspired to be a homicide prosecutor in the D.C. prosecutors appeared before D.C. prosecutors appeared before D.C.

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2023 Emoji Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

View the 1,017 cases as a tip of the iceberg when it comes to courts and emojis. Similarly, a court says “the ‘rocket ship’ emoji, ‘stock chart’ emoji, and ‘money bags’ emoji objectively mean one thing: a financial return on investment.” Emojico loses a SAD Scheme case. * See, e.g., id.

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NY sees surge in botched prosecutions due to ‘speedy trial’ errors–Albany Times-Union

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Cases involving rape, attempted murder among those dismissed because prosecutors are blowing deadlines Robert Gavi n The statewide statistics showed a nearly 161 percent increase in such dismissals, as well as a 63 percent increase in Albany County, a 262 percent increase in Rensselaer County and 450 percent hike in Schenectady County.

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Eloquence Makes Every Word Important

Attorney at Work

Litigators need to address the court and sometimes jurors. I once represented my husband in traffic court where I told the judge and prosecutor, “I. Eloquent speakers understand that in every setting, every minute should be informing, perhaps delighting, your audience. Some lawyers give formal presentations.

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A Bad Week for DoNotPay and Its Robot Lawyer, But It Should Not Reflect on Self-Help Legal Tech

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So the publicity stunt of the robot lawyer sneaking into court is no more, as Joshua Browder , founder and CEO of the self-help legal site DoNotPay , yesterday pulled the plug on the prank, saying he had received threats from bar officials of prosecution and even imprisonment. Good morning! He has not responded. “That.