defendant

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Jed Rakoff holds that a defendant waived attorney-client confidentiality by asking AI about his case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In all three states, a defendant arguing self-defense must show that they were responding to a reasonable fear of imminent danger to justify the shooting.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Under US law, Maduro, like every defendant, would be entitled to a court-appointed lawyer if he is unable to afford his own.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The defendant was ordered to return to court April 8, and is being held in pre-trial detention after failing to pay a $1.875 million bail.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It was a place of gray-hued and bleak simplicity—a cramped gallery, a bench for the judge, a witness stand, a plywood platform for the jurors, and scuffed tables for the defendant and his prosecutor.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson