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An Early Exercise In Trial Ad: Advocacy Personality Presentations, Wes R. Porter
An Early Exercise In Trial Ad: Advocacy Personality Presentations, Wes R. Porter
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'What is the "most productive" early exercise in trial advocacy? Through experimentation, I think I may have found it. Let's call it "Advocacy Personality Presentations."
Professionalism On Trial, Wes R. Porter
The Eight Intangibles Of Trial Advocacy, Wes R. Porter
The Eight Intangibles Of Trial Advocacy, Wes R. Porter
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Wes Porter at Golden Gate University School of Law offers the following post in memory of a great teacher of advocacy and pioneer in experiential learning - Bernie Segal.
"Death Is Different" - Is Money Different? Criminal Punishments, Forfeitures, And Punitive Damages - Shifting Constitutional Paradigms For Assessing Proportionality, Rachel A. Van Cleave
"Death Is Different" - Is Money Different? Criminal Punishments, Forfeitures, And Punitive Damages - Shifting Constitutional Paradigms For Assessing Proportionality, Rachel A. Van Cleave
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Part I of this Article reviews the case law regarding judicial review of both terms of imprisonment and imposition of the death penalty. In this section, I argue for consistency within this area of the law. Some jurisprudence suggests that, because "death is different," proportionality review is appropriate only in the death penalty context, and is either not required or only applies in an extremely narrow example, such as life imprisonment for a parking ticket. Part II examines Supreme Court precedent that analyzes the question of proportionality of forfeitures and punitive damages awards. In the context of forfeitures, the debate …