Hearsay

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43%

of lawyers at large and midsize law fir ms

are millennials, making them the larg-

est generational group, according to

data collected by ALM Intelligence.

Millennial lawyers (ages 18 to 36) in

BigLaw firms now outnumbe r those from

Generation X and the baby boom gen-

eration, mostly in the associate ranks.

The cities with the highest concentra-

tion of millennial lawyers are San Jose,

California, New York City and Boston.

Source: law.com (Nov. 6).

Did You Know?

Researchers at the Bost on University School of Public Healt h found that states with relaxed crit eria for concealed

carry of g uns have a higher rate of handgun deaths than st ates with stricter requir ements. Results from the 25-year

study found that lenient “shall issue” laws were as sociated with a 6.5 percent higher total homic ide rate than more

stringent “may issue” laws, as wel l as an 8.6 percent higher firearm homicide rate and

a 10.6 percent higher handgun homicide rate. Resea rchers say their findings

demonstrate that the national t rend toward relaxed concealed carr y

laws and reciprocity bet ween states is a public safety risk.

Source: bu.e du (Oct. 20).

Police Beat

Officers wearing body c ameras reported using force about as of ten as police colleagues who didn’ t have them, according to

a report by the District of Col umbia police department ’s in-house research team. The study also found

that citizen complaints were pretty even against both groups. Despite these results, proponents say

video footage can offer a clearer record of controversial incidents and improve public trust.

Source: washington post.com (Oct . 20).

Whiteout

President Donald Trump is reversing the slow uptick t oward a more diverse judiciary by nominat ing white men

to federal court s at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years. So f ar, 91 percent of the president’s nominees are white, and

81 percent are male wit h few African-America ns or Hispanics in the mix, a ccording to an Associated Press anal-

ysis. The last president to nomin ate such a homogenous group was George H.W. Bush.

The White House has been upfr ont about its goal to fill the bench with cons ervatives,

indicating that judicia l philosophy trumps concerns about racia l or gender diversity.

Source: ap.co m (Nov. 13).

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Opening Statements

Hearsay Say What?

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that

a suspect’s statement during a police interrogation—

“I know that I didn’t do it so why don’t you just give

me a lawyer dog”—could be interpreted as a request

for a canine attorney, as opposed to an exercise of his

Sixth Amendment right to counsel. The high

court held that Warren Demesme’s “ambiguous

and equivocal reference to a ‘law yer dog’ does

not constitute an invocation of counsel”

that requires police to end their interrogation.

Source: washing tonpost.com (Nov. 2).