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For abstracts and excerpts of upcoming articles, please click the links associated with each title. The full trial techniques and articles are available to read in the 48:1 issue of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy.

To learn more about the authors, please click the links associated with the authors’ names, where available

Heresy: A Practical Argument Against Civil Jury Trials

Authored by: Curtis E.A. Karnow

A Short Essay on Saving Federal Rule of Evidence 703: A Proposed Limited Reading of the Sweeping Language in the Majority Opinion in Smith v. Arizona

Authored by: Edward J. Imwinkelried

AI and Tribal Court Practice

Authored by: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Witness Preparation for Prosecutors: Pitfalls and Best Practices

Authored by: Howard J. Zlotnick

The Future Is Now: Why Trial Lawyers and Judges Should Embrace Generative AI Now and How to Do it Safely and Productively

Authored by Ralph Artigliere and Ralph C. Losey 

Student Pieces

The Alabama Wrongful Death Act- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Authored by Kaitlyn Fowler

PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC v. New Jersey: Determining Whether Private Parties May Pierce the Sovereign Immunity of the States in Eminent Domain Actions as Authorized by Congress

Authored by Synclair B. Goyer

CONTRACT LAW—FTC’S NON-COMPETE BAN: THE UNCERTAIN ROAD AHEAD FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AMIDST A CIRCUIT SPLIT

Authored by Ben Parker

Civil Procedure – The False Claims Act: Whether the First-to-File Rule Contains a Jurisdictional Limitation – Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., 115 F.4th 1244 )(9th Cir. 2024)

Authored by Sarah K. Brown