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What do lawyers do if they can’t find case law to support the case at hand?

October 12, 2020

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What do lawyers do if they can’t find case law to support the case at hand? I think what you’re asking is what lawyers do if they cannot find statutes, rules, case law, or compelling reasoning that support their clients’…

Why can’t judges use their own knowledge of the law to fill in any gaps that the lawyers may have missed?

July 6, 2020

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Why can’t judges use their own knowledge of the law to fill in any gaps that the lawyers may have missed? Actually, they can do just that, to an extent. Their power and discretion are not unlimited, but if they…

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What do lawyers do if they can’t find case law to support the case at hand?

Why can’t judges use their own knowledge of the law to fill in any gaps that the lawyers may have missed?