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1) THE APPEAL
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Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting Mississippi State Supreme Court judge candidate when a lower court rules against one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply causing a cancer cluster.
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"In Reflections on Judging, Richard Posner distills the experience of his thirty-one years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting how lawyers should argue cases and judges decide them, how trials can be improved, and, most urgently, how to cope with the dizzying pace of technological advance that makes...
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In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for her connection to his murder. Twenty years later, California passed a law allowing incarcerated domestic violence survivors to reopen their cases. This documentary follows two attorneys who take Debbie's case and strive to attain testimonies of long lost witnesses, proof of perjured evidence, and new testimonies from the men who committed the...
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"A criminal defense attorney specializing in appeals, Brien introduces us to nine defendants convicted of various crimes and explores the circumstances that informed their sentences, including inherent racial bias, socioeconomic disparity, the "War on Drugs," and a criminal code replete with inconsistent arrest, prosecutorial, and sentencing guidelines."--Booklist.
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Federal Criminal Code and Rules provides up-to-date information on pertinent federal rules and code sections relating to criminal procedure, including recent amendments and Advisory Committee Notes that explain amendments. It includes Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of the U.S. Supreme Court, Rules for the Alien Terrorist Removal Court of the United States, Title 18 of United...
11) La apelación
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When a judge returns a verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste in Mississippi, the company's billionaire owner seeks to influence the appeal process by using his money to "buy" a seat on the state Supreme Court.