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A quick definition of in limine:

Term: in limine

Definition: In limine means "at the threshold". A motion in limine is a request made before a trial to prevent certain evidence from being used in court. This is better than objecting during the trial because it keeps the jury from hearing the evidence in the first place.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: In limine is a Latin term that means "at the threshold." It refers to a pretrial motion that asks the court to exclude certain evidence from being presented at trial. This motion is called a motion in limine.

A motion in limine is a request made by one party to the court to exclude evidence that they believe is inadmissible. This motion is made before the trial begins, and it is used to prevent the other party from presenting evidence that is irrelevant, prejudicial, or otherwise inadmissible.

For example, if a defendant is on trial for a drug offense, the prosecution may want to introduce evidence of the defendant's prior drug use. The defense could file a motion in limine to exclude this evidence, arguing that it is irrelevant to the current charges and would unfairly prejudice the jury against the defendant.

A motion in limine is often more effective than objecting to evidence during the trial because it prevents the jury from hearing the evidence in the first place. If the evidence is presented to the jury and then objected to, the jury may already have been influenced by it.

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It just sounds like you're dooming I would get off this thing!
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amlaw
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is your ex’s friend funny
[] ararara
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Not if you take the chat and fill it up with long paragraphs so that relevant comments disappear. Please don't be difficult. Have a good day people!
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probably? when we were in college he won our school's comedy competition
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amlaw
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well i don’t encourage violence but if you feel the need to punch someone hopefully it’s him
s95
17:01
hi this doesnt seem like the place to ask this but does anyone know any law schools that are good for a future specialization in immigration law?
babybunny
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they live like two hours away from me and I think the friend decided to do this show specifically to see me which is a whole other can of worms
amlaw
17:02
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[] ararara
17:04
@s95: My cousin is an immigration attorney who recently argued in front of the supreme court. He attended the University of Houston for law school. There are so many good schools for immigration law, countless clinics.
[] ararara
17:05
@s95: The higher the rank though basically means more opportunities possibly with a debt trade off. It's hard for me to say more without knowing your goals though. Awesome you already have an idea what you want to do as a lawyer!
[] ararara
17:06
I would research immigration law clinics
@s95: generally school specialties are kind of silly. it’s usually the rank of the school that determines the opportunities you can get from it across the board
with caveats for strong regional schools with a regional focus and so on
17:27
@s95 University of San Diego
twinkletwinklestar
22:47
@dkkm10: nice diss
23:32
Ahh well I kinda meant that seriously given I know 3 attorneys who went there and they did immigration law afterwards.
23:33
They have a really strong immigration clinic too.
Happy fourth of july future lawyers !! :)
USD actually does really well for immigration in the SoCal region, and is known to have a great clinic.
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