Well, I have changed my voter registration to Democratic; none of the other recognized parties in California have 2024 presidential primary candidates that appeal to me, and I generally approve of Mr. Biden. ----Alan
There is a nice distinction between being "uninterested" and "disinterested" that may not be clear to people not experienced in the legal system. People are UNinterested if they pay no attention to a particular case, but they are DISinterested if they do not profit from a particular outcome of the case. Being UNinterested is not required of the various people (jurors, judge, prosecutors, experts, etc), but being DISinterested is required for the most part. Contingency fee-based services are permissible in some civil cases ("if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of the award), but not for officers of the court in criminal cases. I suppose that it might be permissible for the defense attorneys in a criminal case to work on a contingency basis, but I think it is rare. Attorneys are expected to do some pro bono (no charge) work, just as physicians used to be expected to do some work at the county hospital for free. -----Alan
Emendation of the contingency fee idea: "if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of the award" should read "if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of what is collected of the award) ----Alan
Well, I have changed my voter registration to Democratic; none of the other recognized parties in California have 2024 presidential primary candidates that appeal to me, and I generally approve of Mr. Biden.
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As for the people trying to take firearms through the TSA checkpoints, I do wonder if their political party preferences are atypical.
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New Hampshire GOP Primary Set Turnout Record [Click]
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ReplyDeleteDefendants in the Georgia election case have no reason to complain — even if the Fani Willis allegations turn out to be true
Well written and reasonable opinion piece.
There is a nice distinction between being "uninterested" and "disinterested" that may not be clear to people not experienced in the legal system. People are UNinterested if they pay no attention to a particular case, but they are DISinterested if they do not profit from a particular outcome of the case. Being UNinterested is not required of the various people (jurors, judge, prosecutors, experts, etc), but being DISinterested is required for the most part. Contingency fee-based services are permissible in some civil cases ("if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of the award), but not for officers of the court in criminal cases. I suppose that it might be permissible for the defense attorneys in a criminal case to work on a contingency basis, but I think it is rare. Attorneys are expected to do some pro bono (no charge) work, just as physicians used to be expected to do some work at the county hospital for free.
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Emendation of the contingency fee idea:
Delete"if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of the award" should read "if we lose the case you owe us nothing, but if we win you owe us X% of what is collected of the award)
----Alan
A morning miscellany of news notes——Alan
ReplyDeleteNew Hampshire GOP Primary Set Turnout Record [Click] Combination of Republicans in favor of and opposed to TFG.
Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 passenger jet awaiting takeoff [Click] Oops. . .
‘The Lord told us to’: US pastor says he stole $1m from Christians to remodel home [Click]
‘It’s open!’: Nasa finally completes opening canister of dust from 4.6bn-year-old asteroid [Click]
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on stone age teenagers’ diet [Click]
‘This is urgent’: the UK is scrambling to stem an alarming tide of measles [Click]
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump [Click]
New Book: Lindsey Graham ‘Threw Trump Under the Bus’ in Fulton County Grand Jury Testimony
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ReplyDeleteSusan Collins Won’t Endorse Trump [Click]
Bill Advances to Seize Russian Assets for Ukraine War [Reconstruction] [Click]
Noon here; the sun has just come out after a little overnight rain, and no rain is predicted until next Wednesday. So gardening can commence tomorrow.
——Alan
[video] Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a case involving Martin Shkreli is now devastating precedent against Donald Trump. [Click]
ReplyDelete[video] Update on IL-76 Shot Down: Geolocation Shows it Heading AWAY From Belgorod, Faked Passenger List [Click] Another report says that (at least) one of the alleged POW’s in the airplane was previously exchanged.
——Alan
The Duck Man, Manga And So Much More [Click] I had no idea.
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Texas Had More Than 26K Rape-Related Pregnancies [Click]
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And is anyone surprised?
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