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Evidentiary Hearings In Federal Habeas Corpus Cases, Charles D. Weisselberg
Evidentiary Hearings In Federal Habeas Corpus Cases, Charles D. Weisselberg
Charles D Weisselberg
Discusses federal habeas corpus cases in the United States. Debate on the writ of habeas corpus; View that federal habeas corpus serves as a federal appeal for state prisoners; Development of federal writ of habeas corpus; Growth of federal civil litigation and habeas corpus petitions; Frequency of evidentiary hearings in habeas corpus cases; Proposals to reform federal habeas corpus.
Big Law's Sixth Amendment: The Rise Of Corporate White-Collar Practices In Large U.S. Law Firms, Charles D. Weisselberg, Su Li
Big Law's Sixth Amendment: The Rise Of Corporate White-Collar Practices In Large U.S. Law Firms, Charles D. Weisselberg, Su Li
Charles D Weisselberg
Over the last three decades, corporate white-collar criminal defense and investigations practices have become established within the nation's largest law firms. It was not always this way. White-collar work was not considered a legal specialty. And, historically, lawyers in the leading civil firms avoided criminal matters. But several developments occurred at once: firms grew dramatically, the norms within the firms changed, and new federal crimes and prosecution policies created enormous business opportunities for the large firms. Using a unique data set, this Article profiles the Big Law partners now in the white-collar practice area, most of whom are male former …
Prisoners Of The Ins, Charles Weisselberg
Prisoners Of The Ins, Charles Weisselberg
Charles D Weisselberg
As part of its efforts to control immigration, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detathe ins thousands of noncitizens. Many are held while the INS determines whether they are visitors, immigrants, or refugees; others are held because the INS would like to return them to their countries of origin but their countries will not take them back.