The Manual on Recurring Issues in Criminal Trials outlines the law governing many of the specific issues and procedural matters that arise frequently in criminal trials.
The Manual is divided into seven parts addressing the following major topics:
The Benchbook is an ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings.
This report summarizes the results of a Center survey of district court judges to assess the frequency with which jurors used social media to communicate during trials and deliberations in the past two years, and to identify strategies for curbing this behavior.
An ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings.