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From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Adopting a Juror-Focused Mindset

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Three years of law school can teach us many things. But what they do not do very well—as we typically discover soon after graduating—is prepare us for the actual practice of law. For those of us who always planned to be...more

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Second Circuit Again Finds Plain Error in Use of “Motive to Lie” Jury Instruction When Criminal Defendants Take the Stand

In United States v. Solano, the Second Circuit (Kearse, Calabresi, and Carney) vacated and remanded a conviction for attempted possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on the grounds that the district court had...more

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Face It: Masks Don’t Hinder Credibility Assessment

As a sign of just how serious the coronavirus pandemic is getting, the President has finally appeared in public with a mask. The precaution of wearing a face mask is still highly politicized, but it is slowly catching on. In...more

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