Third Circuit
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The Lawyer Who Was Worse Than Nothing
Mar 1, 2017(Comments: 6)Judge Lisa Richette was a sensitive soul. Reportedly, a pretty defense-friendly one too. Local lawyers would waive their right to a jury trial in front of her, hoping for a more favorable outcome. And this did... -
Third Circuit: Even The Acquitted Can Sue For Being Framed
Sep 7, 2016(Comments: 9)September 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a woman’s lawsuit against a county that wrongfully prosecuted her for arson can go forward, even though she was never convicted or... -
Third Circuit: Sick Mamas & Stacked Millions Sufficient to Charge Entrapment
Jul 8, 2016(Comments: 4)July 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It used to be that police officers waited for people to commit crimes before arresting them. Sometimes, they’d even try to talk people out of doing bad things, in the...