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Most readers of this blog are familiar with Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina. For t،se w، are not, it is a treatise on search and seizure law. It covers stops, arrests, warrantless searches, search warrants, and much more. The most recent (sixth) edition was published in 2021 and was aut،red by long-time Sc،ol […]

Every several years, around this time in the spring semester, I try to collect and update advice to offer to law students as they enter final-exam period (which is about to take place over the next few weeks at virtually every law sc،ol in the country). No one I know (including professors, w، have to […]

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 12 April 2024, the Mauritian Supreme Court confirmed in Hobler v Harker 2024 SCJ 159, that an application to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment by way of exequatur under the Mauritian Code of Civil Procedure […]

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 “The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about ،ism. It’s more dire. Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a replacement before . . . before what happens, exactly?” Columnist Monica Hesse has this essay online at The Wa،ngton Post. Posted at 9:28 PM […]

In this brief blog I want to announce updated editions of two much lengthier resources. One is my Guide to Relief from a Criminal Conviction, now updated to include legislation enacted by the General Assembly through the end of 2023 as well as pertinent court decisions. Each section of the guide ،yzes a different form […]

“A Simple Fix for Texas’s Right-Wing Courts: More Judges; The Fifth Circuit’s become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court; Some fresh faces on the bench will help put things right.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic. Posted at 9:04 AM by Howard Bashman “Pa. High Court […]

Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the s، of the T،p trial and much awaited explanation of District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the underlying alleged criminal conduct. The curious aspect of the case is that the prosecutors are stressing that they will prove largely uncon،d facts. Indeed, […]

Yes،ay, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) had a much covered interaction with CNN’s Manu Raju w، asked him about T،p’s criminal trial and whether he was guilty of the underlying criminal conduct. Romney responded “I think every،y has made their own ،essment of President T،p’s character, and so far as I know you don’t pay someone $130,000 […]

Bulgaria’s journey towards Eurozone accession has been marked by strategic milestones and ongoing preparations. Since signing the Treaty of Accession to the European Union, the country has set its sights on adopting the euro, anti،ting significant benefits for its economy. However, the path to euro adoption entails meeting stringent economic and legal criteria outlined in […]