Questions tagged [court]
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What is the UK equivalent of the bailiff of the court?
Hello I hail from the Uk but I do enjoy watching video recordings of usA court proceedings (I'm a fan of Sovereign citizen failure videos)
In these clips, it appears that there are people hired and ...
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What is effect of lack of special instructions to Trump's jury for unanimity of guilt in the underlying felony upon subsequent appeals? [duplicate]
Former president Trump was recently convicted of 34 felonies relating to false business records. Payments made to Michael Cohen were falsely recorded as legal expenses when in actuality those payments ...
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Can the government compel a witness to testify against an accused criminal?
In a criminal trial, the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees that the accused has the right to a "compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor." Meaning that a person ...
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In a legal proceeding, where is "fairness" defined?
I was involved in a rather formal administrative review. I got the impression that administration was determined to give the facade of fairness while arriving at a predetermined conclusion. One thing ...
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HELP!!! Court order for a DMCA counter notice [closed]
I was reposting someone's AI pictures without permission and Twitter removed them so I filled a counter notice saying it's AI.
The next day I got this email from Twitter. What does it mean and what ...
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Justice delayed [closed]
I just rec'd. a summons to have a pre-trial conference re.- a traffic ticket that is dated > 4 yrs. ago (turn w/o signaling). I have no recollection of it. Presumably, the NY municipality will ...
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Can defendants wear an earpiece or headset in the dock to communicate with their lawyer?
Besides its presumed prejudicial effect on juries' perception of defendants, secure docks such as the one pictured below are often criticised for inhibiting defendants' ability to communicate with ...
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Do statements made under oath filed with a court give rise to a condition of estoppel?
Bob brings a claim in court and makes a statement in one of his filings which was, for whatever reason, inaccurate/wrong. He then makes statements in a subsequent filing that contradict these. Does ...
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Does the doctrine of contra proferentum apply to court filings as well as contractual terms?
Where there are ambiguous or contradicting terms appearing throughout the text of a contract, it is customary to interpret it in a way that is most contrary to the interests of the party who has ...
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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded
On Nov 3, 2023, Judge Engoron issued a gag order to Trump's lawyers barring them (as well as Trump) from speaking about the judge's staff. This is precipitated by Chris Kise's argument that the law ...
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What is a “clerk”?
In different jurisdictions do they have different meanings? How/when did the roles diverge?
Is it more or a research assistance position, or an administrative/secretarial one of doing the day to day ...
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What court in Kentucky, USA handles cases between $2500 and $5000?
I'm not the OP on that Reddit thread, nor have I commented on it, so I'm not trying to spam it.
A comment on r/LegalAdvice mentioned
Kentucky's small claims limit is $2500 [...] so if the value is ...
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Was Ashford v Thornton heard at the Royal courts of Justice in Chancery Lane, London or elsewhere?
What physical venue was this 19th century Murder appeal heard in?
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What is the purpose of being tried by a "jury of your peers"?
If you are facing criminal charges (in the United States), there is a person in the court (the judge) who is an expert in law, has extensive experience, and is (at least theoretically) impartial. And ...
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Is the principle of making extra allowances for amateur litigants stronger in the UK?
Amateur litigants, also called pro se litigants or litigants in person perhaps among other terms, are decidedly supposed to be actively accommodated and assisted by the courts in the UK so as to “...