Who Got the Ball Rolling? Jurors and Causal Chains
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, many Americans asked—how did this happen? Some attributed it to James Comey’s decision to re-open the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails just days earlier, while others looked farther back in time to Trump’s success on the Apprentice. This investigation into what led Trump to become President exemplifies […]
The Importance Of Judicial Temperament
President Obama’s recent search for a Supreme Court nominee has served to underline something every trial lawyer already knows: Judicial temperament is important. President Obama described Judge Merrick Garland as “a thoughtful, fair-minded judge who follows the law,” who has “shown a rare ability to…persuade colleagues with wide-ranging judicial philosophies to sign on to his opinions” […]