Supreme Court Practice


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Illinois, Petitioner V. Michelle L. Bartels, Respondent, on Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Appellate Court of Illinois


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Question presented: Whether the Illinois trial and intermediate appellate courts correctly held, on the distinctive facts of this case, that police officers' search of a vehicle that had pulled over voluntarily after a traffic accident was undertaken without any reasonable suspicion and thus violated the Fourt Amendment.




In the Supreme Court of the United States, Tavares Chandler, Petitioner, V. United States of America, Respondent


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Brief on behalf of the United States urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari to reconcile the differing decisions among the courts of appeals on the question of whether a state conviction of conspiracy, when based on an agreement to commit a violent felony without an overt act in support of that conspiracy, constitutes a "violent felony" triggering the sentencing provisions of the federal Armed Career Criminal Act.




Model Rules of Professional Conduct


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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.