Being Mindful of Your Sense of Self. Steven A. Johnston (LAW ’18) Steven A. Johnston is a member of the Temple Law Class of 2018. Law school isn’t always where you go to find yourself and it can take its toll on your sense of self. Depending on the circumstances of your prior education, Temple can be an incredibly diverse place and for me it was.
WINNING ON APPEAL: BETTER BRIEFS AND ORAL ARGUMENT, 3rd Edition
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2016 Scholars – Law & Public Policy Program
Nicholas Elia ’18 is a Beasley Scholar and a 2016 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Mr. Elia earned B.S. degrees in finance and economics at Penn State.
A New (Confusing) Change to Pennsylvania’s Hearsay Rules
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Using the “Freelance Isn’t Free Law” Blueprint to Protect Philadelphia …
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The “Personal Knowledge” Rule: An Evidence Principle Worth Considering
CDM Media, USA, Inc., 346 P.3d 70, 97 (Haw. 2015)(“ Affidavits in support of a summary judgment motion are scrutinized to determine whether…[they] are made on the personal knowledge of the affiant…”). The same is true with other categories of opinion testimony. A Texas appellate court applied the personal knowledge test to preclude …
Learning From Mistakes: An Imperfect Cross-Examination
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REFRESHING RECOLLECTION: A DISCOVERY TOOL
It has been recognized that if a witness uses a document to refresh recollection, the existence of a privilege will not protect against the disclosure required under Federal Rule of Evidence 612. See Ehrlich v. Howe, 848 F. Supp. 482, 493 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) (noting that “when confronted with the conflict between the command of Rule 612 to …
The “Personal Knowledge” Rule: An Evidence Principle Worth Considering
CDM Media, USA, Inc., 346 P.3d 70, 97 (Haw. 2015)(“ Affidavits in support of a summary judgment motion are scrutinized to determine whether…[they] are made on the personal knowledge of the affiant…”). The same is true with other categories of opinion testimony. A Texas appellate court applied the personal knowledge test to preclude …
Incentive Compensation Under the Regulatory Spotlight
Six U.S. federal financial regulatory agencies in May 2016 revised and re-proposed rules that were originally proposed in 2011, to govern the incentive compensation practices at financial institutions with consolidated assets of at least $1 billion (covered institutions). The proposed rules include new – and more stringent – requirements, especially for the largest institutions.