by Christine | Jul 14, 2020 | Trial Themes & Strategy
Only July 8, the Eighth Judicial District in Nevada issued an order allowing a high-profile bench trial to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The impetus behind this is that unlike the local courthouse, the convention center has room for upwards of 50 people...
by Christine | Jun 11, 2020 | Jury Research & Jury Selection
The question we’ve been asked the most by clients the past few months is: When we get back to trial, how will my jury have changed because of COVID- 19? To answer this, TBC has conducted a pair of national surveys over the past two months, each with more than a...
by Christine | Jun 5, 2020 | Jury Research & Jury Selection
Juries and jury trials may end up dramatically affected by who is willing to show up for jury duty, and who – for either health or economic reasons – will choose to ignore a summons and stay home when the stay-at-home orders are lifted and courts re-open....
by Christine | May 11, 2020 | Jury Research & Jury Selection
COVID-19 will reshape a great deal about our justice system, but how and for how long are difficult to predict. One thing we’ve been wondering is, how health concerns and reactions to the pandemic will shape jury panels when they can be, well, empaneled again. In a...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2019 | Jury Research & Jury Selection, Trial Themes & Strategy
“Batson challenge.” Few phrases cause greater discomfort in the courtroom. Counsel who are subjected to a Batson challenge – or its various incarnations in state court (Wheeler in California, Neil/Slappy in Florida, etc.) – often cringe at the implication that they...
