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Civil trials

The process and rules for civil trials in the United States, including the role of judges and juries

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Feb 5, 2026

How do federal forfeiture procedures interact with criminal prosecutions after evidence seizures?

forfeiture can run parallel to, before, or after : evidence seized may be held for trial while prosecutors pursue criminal forfeiture only after conviction, or the government may pursue civil or witho...

Jan 31, 2026

What legal rights and consequences do noncitizens face in civil immigration court compared to criminal court?

Noncitizens in the face two very different legal tracks: removal (immigration) proceedings are civil administrative hearings run by the , while play out in Article III courts with constitutional crimi...

Jan 23, 2026

How could an appeal move a state criminal conviction into federal court, and what precedent governs that process?

A state criminal conviction can be reviewed in not by a conventional “appeal” that lifts the state case into the federal trial or appellate docket, but by post‑conviction federal review of constitutio...

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