Court Shows, Real or Fake?
Reality TV is a different spectacle. Most people today know of it’s contrived plots, but still have a difficult time determining what is real and what is fabricated. When it…
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Aug2021
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Oct2020
Top 5 Scariest Supreme Court Decisions
Supreme Court decisions are a big part of our lives, but bad SCOTUS opinions can lead to more nightmares than a John Carpenter film. A mask wearing maniac is frightening,…
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Sep2020
Top 5 Law Movies to Watch in 2020
Whether you refer to them as courtroom dramas or law movies, film centering around crime and justice have been challenging audiences for about as long as movies have existed. Since…
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Jun2020
All Work, No Pay
Lawyers are experiencing the unprecedented. After the first wave of the pandemic, more firms and sole-practitioners are taking on new affairs in June than April. Unsurprisingly, many legal professionals are…
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Jun2020
Limited Jury
With courts easing restrictions on some in-person proceedings this week, judges are grappling with how to prioritize jury trials. It’ll depend on whether the defendants are in custody, the seriousness…
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May2020
10 More Binge Worthy Legal TV Shows
#10 Daredevil: This Marvel series follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night. After being blinded in an accident, Murdock uses his heightened senses to fight crime on…
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Nov2019
No-Means-North Carolina
Just this month, Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation that reforms North Carolina’s sexual assault laws, and includes a number of other safety protections. Two key provisions in the legislation Cooper…
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Oct2019
Fall Recusal
Why Would You Need A Motion to Recuse? For many, fall is the best time for change, and when the season inspires one to initiate revision, certain conflicts of interest…
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Oct2019
Why Would You Need: Petition to Exhume and Transfer Remains
Do you need a Petition to Exhume and Transfer Body Remains? Click here to view and download document! What is exhumation? Exhumation involves digging up and removing human remains for…
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Oct2019
Why Would You Need: Loss of Consortium
Do you need an Amend, Leave to Add Loss of Consortium? Click here to view and download document! What is a loss of consortium? Typically as a part of a…
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Oct2019
Jail Over Offender
Does Sex Registry Work? “My clients would rather go to jail than register as sex offender.” This is an odd statement to many considering most would assume that jail is…
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Oct2019
THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE
One morning when I was entering into a courtroom in one of the busiest county courthouses, I noticed a small sign on the attorney’s table which read “Please proceed with…
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Aug2019
Cruise Laws
Juneau, Alaska, USA – July 26th 2017: FBI officers from the Evidence Response Team are going inside the Emerald Princess Cruise Ship docked in Juneau to investigate a crime. When…
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Jul2019
The Power of Attorney
A power of attorney (POA) is a written authorization that appoints a person or organization to manage your affairs if you become unable to do so. However not all POA’s…
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Jul2019
Stranger Divorces
Today, approximately 42-45% of first marriages in the United States end in divorce… and this does not include legal separations, or when a married couple may formalize a de facto…
