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Female Tv Lawyers: Ladies Or Tramps?, Gabriela Steier Jan 2011

Female Tv Lawyers: Ladies Or Tramps?, Gabriela Steier

Gabriela Steier

Please note the cover page cartoon, which I drew, along with the illustration in my article.


“Misconvictions,” Science And The Ministers Of Justice, Jane Campbell Moriarty Jan 2007

“Misconvictions,” Science And The Ministers Of Justice, Jane Campbell Moriarty

Jane Campbell Moriarty

DNA evidence has exonerated over two hundred wrongfully convicted defendants in the last several years, providing insights into the causes of such convictions. One such cause, faulty scientific evidence, is a focus of this article. For decades, many have written about the prevalence of and reasons for wrongful convictions --what I have termed “misconvictions.” A few reasons support the coinage “misconvictions”: the miscarriage of justice when an innocent person is convicted; the mistakes involved in the prosecution and trial of the case; the mistaken identification that may have occurred; and finally, the recognition that all wrongful convictions are a missed …


An Original Model Of The Independent Counsel Statute, Ken Gormley Jan 1998

An Original Model Of The Independent Counsel Statute, Ken Gormley

Ken Gormley

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