This is a clear statement by the Supreme Court of the importance of an attorney’s license to the attorney and the gravity with which they will treat allegations that have a potential of affecting the ...

On February 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v ...

Under this burden, the defendant has no obligation to prove their innocence. The standard of proof the prosecutor must meet is much higher than in a civil case because criminal convictions ...

Supreme Court justices appeared nearly unanimously aligned during oral arguments Wednesday that lower courts applied an unfair burden of proof to a woman who filed a reverse discrimination claim ...

ATLANTA — Legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to establish intellectual ... First, the burden of proof to establish such a claim would be eased from ...

“This is not getting rid of the death penalty,” said Rep. Tyler Paul Smith, R-Bremen, whose House Judiciary Committee (Non-Civil) took up the bill. “This ensures our criminal justice system operates ...