SCOTUS: father convicted of child abuse denied confrontation rights
A father charged with sexually abusing his daughter should not have been denied his unfettered constitutional right of confrontation without a state court first making a case-specific finding that the […]
Gang evidence supports convictions in fatal kidnapping
A federal appellate panel concluded that a jury reasonably found two defendants responsible for killing a victim during a drug-trafficking scheme tied to a Northern Virginia gang. The 4th U.S. […]
District court wrongly dismissed detainee’s deliberate-indifference claims
In a recent decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a pretrial detainee may proceed with claims alleging that county officials and medical providers acted with deliberate […]
Error in excluding impeachment evidence deemed harmless
The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of the defendant, concluding that any error in preventing impeachment of a key witness with a prior drug conviction did not […]
Attorneys’ fees award overturned for failure to plead claim
The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed an attorneys’ fees award after concluding the defendant failed to properly plead entitlement to such fees. The dispute arose after the plaintiff sued […]
Polygraph-related exclusion deemed harmless in murder appeal
The South Carolina Supreme Court held that although the trial court erred by excluding certain polygraph-related testimony, the mistake did not affect the outcome of the trial. As a result, […]
Illinois offers a practical roadmap for AI implementation in law firms
Ready or not, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is becoming a regular part of daily legal work. So much so that, according to the 2026 8am Legal Industry Report, which will […]
SC Highway Patrol trooper sues Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Department
A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is suing the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department after being struck on the roadside during a routine traffic stop on Sept 9. The trooper, Master […]
BIA failed to consider key evidence in Honduran woman’s torture claim
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred by failing to meaningfully consider country-conditions evidence relevant to a Honduran woman’s asylum, withholding-of-removal, […]
Revenue procedures act does not bar class challenge to road fees
The South Carolina Supreme Court held that Aiken County and City ordinances imposing road maintenance fees do not constitute taxes under the South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act (RPA). Because the […]
Legally Speaking: The eyes have it in legal settings
In courtrooms, mediation rooms, and chambers across the country, lawyers are trained to listen — to the words, the arguments, the evidence. But some of the most revealing messages in […]
The AI-Driven Client Revolt That Could End Hourly Billing
Hourly billing has long been the bane of existence for many lawyers. Painstakingly logging work by tenths of an hour is a far cry from the network television courtroom cross-examinations […]
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- How lawyers can leverage personal connections to build practices
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