Tuition Refund Policy – Temple Law

The Drop/Add deadline date is published in the Academic Calendar for each semester and is at the end of the first full week of the semester. Students who process their withdrawal by the deadline date will be issued a 100% refund. … If the student is required to return funds to a loan program, that money is repaid under the terms and …

A New (Confusing) Change to Pennsylvaniaโ€™s Hearsay Rules

In the absence of personal knowledge, a witnessโ€™s testimony or a declarantโ€™s statement is no better than rank hearsay or, even worse, pure speculation. The admission of a hearsay statement not based on personal knowledge puts the fact finder in the position of determining the truth of a statement without knowledge of its source and without …

Laptop Loaner Program – Temple Law

Laptop Loaner Program. Since most of our students come to law school now with a computer, this program has evolved into an computer loaner program for emergencies. If you have a computer breakdown in the middle of the semester and need a loaner computer to work on while your computer is being fixed, you can borrow a Windows-based computer for a …

ITS 2019 – The Temple 10-Q

This year, the ITS/Kohn Prize was awarded to the team in each small section class that best embodied the ideals of ITSโ€“collaboration, civility, creativity, teamwork, and professionalism. This yearโ€™s winners were: Mona Alsaidi. Christina Bowen. Fahina Chowdhury. Rachel Dansky. John Donohue. Uladzimir Dorash.

Taxation of Long-term Contracts: Little Pigs, the IRS, and the …

Given this focus, the taxpayers treated the subject matter of the contract as the completion of the entire development, which meant they first recognized income from a development in the year when they had incurred at least 95% of their budgeted costs for all of the homes and the associated amenities.

WHEN COURTROOM POWERPOINTS ARE TOO POWERFUL

The prosecutor in effect used the slide to prove the character of the two men โ€œin order to show action in conformity therewith,โ€ improper under ER 404(b). State v. Salas, 2018 Wash. App. LEXIS 24, *14-16. The Salas Court made one more point. โ€œA rule of thumb for using PowerPoint is โ€˜If you canโ€™t say it, donโ€™t display it.โ€™

When Experts Rely on Experts – Voices at Temple

First, the third party information must be of the type experts in the field rely on. … on direct examination, for their truth. … 421 B.R. 587, 596-597 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2007). The task for the proponent is to demonstrate that โ€œ[t]he information [the expert] relied upon in formulating hisโ€ฆopinion was highly and directly relevant to the …

Law School Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint – Voices at Temple

As I am fond of telling my students, law school is a marathon, not a sprint. In order to achieve your own personal optimum performance as a law student and a lawyer, you need to get serious about taking care of yourself. Marathons are not won on two hours of sleep and a Big Mac. Now is the time to develop good habits in four important areas …

Frequently Asked Questions About Financial Aid – Temple Law

Although the FAFSA is required to qualify for federal loans, the FAFSA alone does not approve you for a loan. In order to borrow a federal Direct Stafford Loan, you will need to complete an electronic Master Promissory Note (eMPN) on the Direct Loan website: www.studentaid.gov. Additional loan documents are required if you also borrow a federal …