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Federal Judge Steps Down From Patent Case After Former Clerk Joins Plaintiff’s Gibbons Team
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Federal Judge Rejects DQ Motion Against State’s Connell Foley Attorneys
Adopted August 2016; Revised Commentary 2017 and 2024.
FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
Persons with mental disorders are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. Studies suggest that anywhere from 16 to 24% of people in jails and prisons have a serious mental illness.1 This rate is three to 12 times higher than the rate of serious mental disability in the community, 2 and at least three times higher than the population in psychiatric hospitals.3 It also represents a vast increase over the incarceration rate of people with mental disability 30 years ago, when the first edition of these Standards was promulgated.4 If mental disorder is defined more broadly, to include personality disorders, the percentages involved in the criminal system skyrocket to over 50%.
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United States of America v. Eric Adams, 24 -CR-556 (DEH).
FROM THE OPINION:
Dale E. Ho, United States District Judge.
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In Presumed Guilty, Scott Turow revisits the world of legal drama, charting the transformation of his iconic protagonist, Rusty Sabich, from prosecutor to defense attorney in a rural setting. Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines Turow’s latest legal thriller, exploring how the author’s storytelling has evolved while maintaining his signature blend of courtroom intrigue and legal realism. Citron argues that Presumed Guilty deepens Turow’s exploration of justice, race, and personal growth, presenting Rusty not just as an older character but as a more mature and introspective one:
Click here to read Professor Citron’s Notes on Scott Turow’s Presumed Guilty
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