I never anticipated that the dynamics of logical implication and conditional statements would structure my thought process as a lawyer. I started my legal career at the New York County District ...

It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence. Each proffered exhibit must ...

In Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, Dr. Allan Woodcourt famously said to the wrongly accused George Rouncewell: “But the mere truth won’t do. You must have a lawyer.” Francis P. Karam’s new book ...

Nearly three and a half years into the Trump Administration’s term, the United States Department of Education has finally published its new regulations governing campus sexual assault cases. The ...

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.” ― Agatha Christie, Murder on ...

Catching up on Donald Trump's hush money trial? Find highlights from days one and two of Michael Cohen's testimony, plus why Cohen's credibility is key to the case. NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors' star ...

Attorneys shouldn't speak to witnesses during cross-examination. If a party is on the witness stand, can the attorney who presents the witness speak to the witness when he or she begins ...

“Cross-examination”, said jurist John Henry Wigmore, “is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” In Hong Kong, advocates in criminal trials invariably cross-examine the ...

Anyone who has provided evidence or information in a family case can be required to be cross-examined. If you are giving evidence in court you will be asked to give sworn evidence. This means swearing ...