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SCALIA GOES ON '60 MINUTES'

Posted on April 22, 2008
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be featured on the CBS News show "60 Minutes" April 27 in connection with the publication the next day of the new book he has co-authored, called 'Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges' Correspondent Lesley Stahl has spent considerable time interviewing Scalia about his life and career - not just the book.

HERBERT J. STERN 2008 LECTURER AT KOLSBY LECTURESHIP IN TRIAL ADVOCACY

Posted on April 08, 2008
The Herbert F. Kolsby Distinguished Lectureship In Trial Advocacy at Temple University Law School is presenting its 2008 lecturer former federal judge Herbert J. Stern on April 8, 2008 4:30 pm. Judge Stern is a high-powered attorney involved in high-profile cases and will present A Peek Through the Blindfold and a Thumb on the Scale.

NITA'S NEWEST CASE FILE

Posted on March 28, 2008
NITA's newest case file, State v. Tyler , by John J. Francis of the Washburn University School of Law, is designed to teach pretrial skills by following a criminal case from intake interviews, through the filing of charges and probable-cause review, continuing through discovery and motion practice, and wrapping up with plea negotiations...

CourtroomLive

Posted on February 19, 2008
http://www.courtroomlive.com/Introducing CourtroomLive. CourtroomLive captures courtroom proceedings to deliver live and on-demand video directly to subscribers' desktops. Viewers can simultaneously view video of the proceedings while examining digital snapshots of evidence presented in court...

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REEL JUSTICE : INTERACTIVE MOVIE

Posted on February 08, 2008
Reel Justice is an interactive movie on CD-ROM - the use of media to teach criminal justice. The 'incident' concerns domestic violence and the participant takes the role of police officer and makes choices for him. Some of the issues explored are criminal responsibility, civil vs...

LIBRARIANS AS JURORS

Posted on January 29, 2008
In the publication American Libraries, January/February 2008 is an article 'Librarians in the Jury Box' by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. The author quotes a number of sources which add up to the idea that librarians make good jurors: librarians are interested in facts, they are reasonable, organized, careful, intelligent...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on January 21, 2008
1. Mauet, Thomas A. Trial techniques. 2007. KF8915 M38 20072. Krieger, Stefan H. Essential lawyering skills : interviewing, counseling, negotiation and persuasive fact analysis. 2007 KF300 E84 20073. Kimberling, John F. How to try a jury case : trial tactics...

TRIAL ADVOCACY ON YOUTUBE

Posted on November 28, 2007
YouTube has an number of videos related to trial advocacy. Take a look at this one.

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on November 13, 2007
New Acquisitions:TrialsCALL # KF8965 .D3 2007.AUTHOR Dattilio, Frank M.TITLE Mental health experts : roles and qualifications for court /Frank M. Dattilio, Robert L. Sadoff.IMPRINT Mechanicsburg, Pa. (5080 Ritter Rd., Mechanicsburg 17055) :Pennsylvania Bar Institute/PBI Press, c2007...

MAKING OF MODERN LAW, TRIALS 1600-1926

Posted on November 02, 2007
Gale is offering the "world's most comprehensive full-text collection of Anglo-American trials". The trials collection is part of The Making of Modern Law digital collection and is the result of a partnership between Gale and Harvard and Yale libraries...

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Posted on October 19, 2007
There is an article written by Professor Kathryn Stanchi of Temple University School of Law called 'Playing with Fire: the Science of Confronting Adverse Material in Legal Advocacy'. It can be found in LSN Litigation and Procedure v.8, no. 67, 2007 and to be published in Rutgers Law Review, v...

TEMPLE LAW PROFESSOR WORKS WITH LAWYERS FROM SUDAN

Posted on October 01, 2007
Joanne A. Epps, Associate Dean and professor at Temple University Law School provided trial advocacy training to nine Sudanese lawyers - who often represent victims of the Dafur crisis. The training is designed to equip the lawyers in asserting claims before international tribunals, incuding the International Criminal Court in the Hague...

NITA PUBLICATIONS

Posted on September 19, 2007
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy has just published its newest litigation skills publication: How to Try a Jury Case by John Kimberling. It covers the trial process from beginning to end. It claims to be especially important for professors teaching the basics of trial advocacy.

RIGHT MESSAGE, RIGHT JURY

Posted on September 07, 2007
Pennsylvania Bar Institute has published a pertinent book (2007) titled Sending the Right Message to the Jury : Communicating Persuasively During Voir Dire and Trial. Some of the topics discussed are: effective defense openings, jury psychology, thoughts on diversity in the trial team as it affects jurors...

SSRN DATABASE 'LAW AND SOCIETY : CIVIL PROCEDURE

Posted on August 17, 2007
Worth looking at is Social Science Research Network abstract database - 'Law & Society : Civil Procedure'. URL is http://www.ssrn.com/link/law-society-civil-procedure.html and offers email subscriptions and downloading. The researcher in trial advocacy may find articles of interest.

COURTROOM DEMEANOR

Posted on August 06, 2007
Courtroom Demeanor : The Theater of the Courtroom, is an article by Laurie L. Levenson to be published in Minnesota Law Review. The author discusses factors that affect a jury other than formal evidence. Non-testifying demeanor evidence such as appearance of the defendant must be taken into consideration and monitored for the jury...

CENTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY WEB SITE

Posted on July 19, 2007
CCJA has a web site "for instruction in the art of criminal trial advocacy". It includes discussions of direct examination, eyewitness testimony, opening statement, pretrial planning and many more. They also offer a simulated litigation course. The site seems to be designed for the practicing defenders and prosecutors as well as the law student.

A FEW OF THE NEW TRIALS IN HEINONLINE'S WORLD TRIALS LIBRARY

Posted on July 05, 2007
Here are a few of the new titles added to HeinOnline's World Trials Library:Account of the Murder of the Late Mr. William Weare, of Lyon?s Inn, London: Including the Circumstances which First Led to the Discovery of the Murder, and the Detection of the Murderers, the Depositions Taken before the Magistrates, the Coroner?s Inquest, the Trials of the Prisoners, and the Execution of John Thurtell, at Hertford, on Friday the 9th of January 1824 1 v...

TEMPLE LAW SCHOOL'S TRIAL ADVOCACY DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM

Posted on June 29, 2007
The Temple Law School LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program is pleased to announce its new DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM! While all of our students are required to perform in person at Temple University at weekend programs (scheduled 10 out of 12 months over the course of our program year), Thursday evening lectures can now be viewed in real-time over the Internet...

BOOKS FOR MOCK TRIAL TEAM

Posted on June 06, 2007
This is a list of suggested trial ad books for the mock trial team at University of Alabama at Birmingham collected on law library listserve.� National Institute for Trial Advocacy?s (NITA) web site� Thomas A. Mauet, Trial Techniques (Little, Brown)� Paul Bergman, Trial Advocacy in a Nut Shell (Thomson-West)� James W...

BOOKS ON O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL WITH POSSIBLE INTEREST TO TRIAL ADVOCACY

Posted on May 17, 2007
Language and power in court : a linguistic analysis of the O.J. Simpson trial, by Janet Cotterill. : 2003.The O.J. files: evidentiary issues in a tactical context, by Gerald F. Uelmen. 1998.The O.J. Simpson trials rhetoric, media, and the law [electronic resource] : edited by Janice Schuetz and Lin S...

NITA PUBLICATIONS

Posted on May 07, 2007
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy is offering three new books designed to enhance your classroom curriculum: a new trial advocacy text Trial Advocacy Basics by Dent Gitchel and Molly Townes O'Brien (2006) ; a new criminal case file State v. Clark by Donald Q...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on April 18, 2007
CALL # PN1995.9.J8 B47 2006.AUTHOR Bergman, Paul, 1943-TITLE Reel justice : the courtroom goes to the movies / Paul Bergman and Michael AsimowIMPRINT Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2006CALL # HV6529 .N46 2007.AUTHOR Nelson, Maggie, 1973-TITLE The red parts : a memoir / Maggie Nelson...

TRIAL OF THE MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL

Posted on April 13, 2007
Web site with easy access to all 42 volumes of the Nuremberg Trials is accessible at www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/NT_major-war-criminals.html. This is part of the Library of Congress Military Legal Resources initiative.Many volumes are in English but include transcripts in French and German...

HEINONLINE'S WORLD TRIALS COLLECTION

Posted on April 03, 2007
HeinOnline's latest addition is the World Trials Collection. Hein claims that it will rival some of the best trials collections around the world. In addition to trial transcripts, the Collection includes monographs and biographies.

LEXBE LITILAW - FREE COLLECTION OF LEGAL ARTICLES

Posted on March 28, 2007
There is a new free legal service, Lexbe Litilaw, an online collection of articles written by lawyers from CLE presentations and conferences or published in legal periodicals. The articles are organized by specialties of interest to litigators (appellate procedure, e-discovery, expert witnesses, etc)...

TEMPLE REMAINS CHAMPION

Posted on March 19, 2007
On March 4, 2007, Temple's National Trial Team successfully defended its American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) Regional championship title for the 7th time. The winners defeated teams from Dickinson, Seton Hall, Duquesne, Widener Harrisburg, Duke, Chicago-Kent, Villanova, Regent, Pace and Wisconsin...

TRUSTWORTHINESS: A TRIAL STRATEGY MANUAL

Posted on March 06, 2007
LexisNexis has recently added the manual Trustworthiness: A Trial Strategy Manual, copyright 1998. The manual covers how to use the Time Unit Rule in summation; how to have a physical presence in the jury room; how to peel away jury skepticism, etc. Emphasis is on New Jersey...

HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION

Posted on February 23, 2007
Temple-LEAP of Temple University Beasley School of Law and Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association sponsor the annual John S. Bradway High School Mock Trial Competition. Philadelphia public, private and parochial high school students try a simulated case...

TEMPLE LAW SCHOOL WINS REGIONAL TITLE

Posted on February 12, 2007
Temple's National Trial Team successfully defended its National Trial Competition Region III championship title for the 19th consecutive time.In the double bracketed competition, a second team of Shaina Jones and Dan Moore finished as regional semi-finalists...

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