The money shot in many legal thrillers includes the lawyer, like a Whack-a-Mole, popping up, finger poised like a weathervane and booming, “I object!” In plain English, an objection may be defined as ...

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? This is not an idle question to be pondered by physicists and philosophers. It is a very real question for every ...

This article reviews the tight rules that govern the appealability of general and specific objections, sustained and overruled, which are anchored in the foundational principle of preservation. "The ...

In Amjadi v. Brown (Nos. G059069, G059273 – 8.30.2021), the Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court judgment and subsequent order, holding, “an attorney may not settle a ...

After jury is led out, judge tells defense attorney: 'I'm perfectly capable of conducting this trial without you telling me how to do my job.' BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A prosecutor's line of questioning ...

D. Scott Hickam, attorney for the Lake Hamilton School District, has determined that an advocacy group's constitutional objections to including a prayer at the district's monthly school board meetings ...