Plead the Fifth (Cir.)
Plead the Fifth is a platform for attorneys to talk about the jurisprudence of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In each episode, we pick several newly issued cases from the docket, and we invite experienced appellate attorneys to discuss the significance of those cases. Our discussions focus on issues that relate to civil rights and the criminal justice reform.
Plead the Fifth (Cir.)
Big changes in FLSA, and another sad story about the death penalty
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Leo Yu
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Season 1
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Episode 1
In this episode, we are going to cover six recently issued public opinions.
Three of them are from the court's civil docket, and they are regarding the Court's new jurisprudence on employment and labor law and the federal civil procedure. The three cases from the criminal docket involve the death penalty and the Fourth Amendment.
Speakers:
Joel Page, Federal Public Defender's Office (NDTX)
Raffi Melkonian, Wright Close and Barger, LLP.
Leo Yu, Dallas City Attorney's Office - Creator/Moderator
