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The "Lower" Federal Courts: Judging In A Time Of Trump, Nancy Gertner
The "Lower" Federal Courts: Judging In A Time Of Trump, Nancy Gertner
Indiana Law Journal
To be sure, I offer only preliminary thoughts in this Essay. The Trump presidency is young. There are multiple challenges to multiple executive decisions and orders in courts across the country. A full treatment would take the reader into the robust literature on judicial decision making about context and pragmatism, with historical comparisons to other epochs where the challenges were comparable, even to empirical analyses of judging at different periods of time. I start with judging in “ordinary” times, the period during which I served. I then describe the challenges of judging in a time of Trump, and I conclude …
Unequal Opportunities: Education Pathways To The U.S. Judiciary, Alfred C. Aman
Unequal Opportunities: Education Pathways To The U.S. Judiciary, Alfred C. Aman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This paper is about diversity in federal and state courts in the United States. My main argument is that we should promote a judiciary that is reflective of the society of which it is a part for three reasons: first, because in doing so, we gain critical awareness of barriers to judicial service; second, because in doing so, we are also promoting access to resources, education and opportunities in the legal profession; and third, because it is possible (although not automatic) that a reflective judiciary will broaden the range of experience and perspective on the matters involved in the cases …
Removal Reform: A Solution For Federal Question Jurisdiction, Forum Shopping, And Duplicative State-Federal Litigation, Martha A. Field
Removal Reform: A Solution For Federal Question Jurisdiction, Forum Shopping, And Duplicative State-Federal Litigation, Martha A. Field
Indiana Law Journal
Federal court procedural, especially jurisdictional ones, need to be governed by clear, effective, and fair rules. Yet twentieth century doctrines and reforms, even when made in the name of pragmatism, have produced decidedly unpragmatic results: a vague and disputed doctrine of federal question jurisdiction that excludes from federal court many cases where federal law controls the outcome, rules that facilitate forum shopping by plaintiffs and make it impossible to predict in advance what law will apply to decide one’s case, and the stunning waste of a system in which the exact same issues are simultaneously litigated in state and federal …
Building The Federal Judiciary (Literally And Legally): The Monuments Of Chief Justices Taft, Warren And Rehnquist, Judith Resnik
Building The Federal Judiciary (Literally And Legally): The Monuments Of Chief Justices Taft, Warren And Rehnquist, Judith Resnik
Indiana Law Journal
The “federal courts” took on their now familiar contours over the course of the twentieth century. Three chief justices—William Howard Taft, Earl Warren, and William Rehnquist—played pivotal roles in shaping the institutional, jurisprudential, and physical premises. Taft is well known for promoting a building to house the U.S. Supreme Court and for launching the administrative infrastructure that came to govern the federal courts. Earl Warren’s name has become the shorthand for a jurisprudential shift from state toward federal authority; the Warren Court offered an expansive understanding of the role federal courts could play in enabling access for a host of …
Tax Appeal: A Proposal To Make The United States Tax Court More Judicial, Leandra Lederman
Tax Appeal: A Proposal To Make The United States Tax Court More Judicial, Leandra Lederman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Accountability is a critically important protection for any justice system; its absence provides an opportunity for shortcuts that may undermine procedural fairness or even change case outcomes. Yet, the United States Tax Court, which is an Article I court, is not subject to Administrative Office of U.S. Courts or the U.S. Judicial Conference - institutions that serve and oversee the federal judiciary. In addition, because the Tax Court is not an administrative agency, it is not covered by the Administrative Procedure Act or the Freedom of Information Act. The principal source of oversight of Tax Court actions is appellate review. …
Are Senior Judges Unconstitutional?, Ryan W. Scott, David R. Stras
Are Senior Judges Unconstitutional?, Ryan W. Scott, David R. Stras
Articles by Maurer Faculty
With burgeoning caseloads and persistent vacancies in many federal courts, senior judges play a vital role in the continued well-being of our federal judiciary. Despite the importance of their participation in the judicial process, however, senior judges raise a host of constitutional concerns that have escaped the notice of scholars and courts. Many of the problems originate with recent changes to the statute authorizing federal judges to elect senior status, including a 1989 law that permits senior judges to fulfill their statutory responsibilities by performing entirely nonjudicial work. Others arise from the ambiguity of the statutory scheme itself, which seems …
Constricting Remedies: The Rehnquist Judiciary, Congress, And Federal Power, Judith Resnik
Constricting Remedies: The Rehnquist Judiciary, Congress, And Federal Power, Judith Resnik
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Congressional Power in the Shadow of the Rehnquist Court: Strategies for the Future held at Indiana University Law School, February 1-2, 2002.
Book Review. Privatization And The New Formalism: Making The Courts Safe For Bureaucracy, Bryant G. Garth
Book Review. Privatization And The New Formalism: Making The Courts Safe For Bureaucracy, Bryant G. Garth
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Should Federal Courts Give Greater Effect To State Judgments Than Would The Courts That Rendered Them?, Gene R. Shreve
Should Federal Courts Give Greater Effect To State Judgments Than Would The Courts That Rendered Them?, Gene R. Shreve
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Book Review. Federal Jurisdiction: The Perils And Rewards Of Pulling Things Together, Gene R. Shreve
Book Review. Federal Jurisdiction: The Perils And Rewards Of Pulling Things Together, Gene R. Shreve
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Federal Court Doctrines In Avoidance Of Adjudication: Exhaustion, Abstention And The Anti-Injunction Statute, Gene R. Shreve
Federal Court Doctrines In Avoidance Of Adjudication: Exhaustion, Abstention And The Anti-Injunction Statute, Gene R. Shreve
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No abstract provided.
Original Jurisdiction Of National Supreme Courts, Wencelas J. Wagner
Original Jurisdiction Of National Supreme Courts, Wencelas J. Wagner
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No abstract provided.
The History And Role Of A Supreme Court In A Federal System, Wencelas J. Wagner
The History And Role Of A Supreme Court In A Federal System, Wencelas J. Wagner
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No abstract provided.
Political Questions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner
Political Questions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner
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No abstract provided.
Federal Jurisdiction In Diversity And Related Cases, Wencelas J. Wagner
Federal Jurisdiction In Diversity And Related Cases, Wencelas J. Wagner
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No abstract provided.
Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Courts Of Federal States, Wencelas J. Wagner
Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Courts Of Federal States, Wencelas J. Wagner
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No abstract provided.
Advisory Opinions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner
Advisory Opinions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Book Review. A Brief Survey Of The Jurisdiction And Practice Of The Courts Of The United States, 5th Ed. By Charles W. Bunn, Ivan C. Rutledge
Book Review. A Brief Survey Of The Jurisdiction And Practice Of The Courts Of The United States, 5th Ed. By Charles W. Bunn, Ivan C. Rutledge
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No abstract provided.
Jury -- Determination Of Damages By Appellate Court As Denial Of Right To Trial By Jury Given By Federal Law, William Burnett Harvey
Jury -- Determination Of Damages By Appellate Court As Denial Of Right To Trial By Jury Given By Federal Law, William Burnett Harvey
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
The Jurisdiction Of The Federal Courts Based On Diversity Of Citizenship, Robert C. Brown
The Jurisdiction Of The Federal Courts Based On Diversity Of Citizenship, Robert C. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.