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California Lawyer
May 2012
Features

The Extricator
In the 1990s, Pierre-Richard Prosper made history in Rwanda by winning the world’s first conviction in a genocide trial. Now, he’s making something of a specialty out of rescuing Americans in Iran.

Crazy Copyright Cases
Creative people are an odd lot, especially when they wind up in court.

Who's Teaching Whom?
When UC Berkeley administrators refused to let lawyers speak for student protesters who faced the threat of disciplinary action, it set the stage for a contest with some of the university’s law students.


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Did You Know?
Female judges and justices are on the rise.

Verbatim
Justice William W. Bedsworth

15 Years Old … to Life
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a life-without-parole sentence for juveniles constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Making the Case for Gay Asylum

Reel Law
Born Yesterday (1950)

The Smartphone War Winners
Calling all patent lawyers.

Hindsight: 126 Years Ago
California legal history: 1876

Technicalities

In Tablet Form
Attorneys jump on the tablet computing bandwagon.

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Letters

Full Disclosure: Cracks in Citizens United
Montana upholds a state anticorruption law despite a likely reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court next term.

MCLE: Document Summaries in Court
When a case involves millions of documents, litigators often resort to summaries to make their presentation feasible. But is a summary admissible?

Discipline Report

In Pro Per: Coming of Age in Court
A lawyer recalls his first experience at the California Court of Appeal.

Legal Ease: Statutes with Limitations
Statutes should be informative, not mysterious and infuriating.

Practical Tips: Avoiding Jet Lag
Frequent-flyer attorneys share tips and tricks on how they manage jet lag.