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Access To Justice, Academic Freedom, And Political Interference: A Clinical Program Under Siege, Peter A. Joy, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Access To Justice, Academic Freedom, And Political Interference: A Clinical Program Under Siege, Peter A. Joy, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Building Clinical Legal Education Programs In A Country Without A Tradition Of Graduate Professional Legal Education: Japan Educational Reform As A Case Study, Peter A. Joy, Shigeo Miyagawa, Takao Suami, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Building Clinical Legal Education Programs In A Country Without A Tradition Of Graduate Professional Legal Education: Japan Educational Reform As A Case Study, Peter A. Joy, Shigeo Miyagawa, Takao Suami, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

Japan is transforming its justice system and the way in which it educates lawyers. As a major part of its reforms, Japan recently established graduate professional law schools, largely based upon the model of legal education in the United States. This article examines the roles of the new professional law schools — focusing on clinical legal education — within the broader context of the overall reforms of the Japanese justice system. Japan's efforts are very significant inside and outside of the country, and other nations are watching with interest. This article treats Japan's experience as a case study of the …


The Detention And Treatment Of Aliens Three Years After September 11: A New New World, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

The Detention And Treatment Of Aliens Three Years After September 11: A New New World, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Saving Miranda, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Saving Miranda, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Evidentiary Hearings In Federal Habeas Corpus Cases, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

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.


Felony Cases And The Federal Courts: The Guidelines Experience, Terence Dunworth, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Felony Cases And The Federal Courts: The Guidelines Experience, Terence Dunworth, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Big Law's Sixth Amendment: The Rise Of Corporate White-Collar Practices In Large U.S. Law Firms, Charles D. Weisselberg, Su Li May 2013

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 …


Inter-District Variation Under The Guidelines: The Trees May Be More Significant Than The Forest, Charles D. Weisselberg, Terrence Dunworth May 2013

Inter-District Variation Under The Guidelines: The Trees May Be More Significant Than The Forest, Charles D. Weisselberg, Terrence Dunworth

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Good Film, Bad Jury, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Good Film, Bad Jury, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


Dave Carroll: An Appreciation, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Dave Carroll: An Appreciation, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.


In The Stationhouse After Dickerson, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

In The Stationhouse After Dickerson, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

Explores the United States Supreme Court's reaffirmation of the constitutional basis for the Miranda versus Arizona case ruling. Review of the police interrogation training in California; Instruction of officers in California in cases similar to Miranda; Conditions in which training may actually alter interrogation practices in police stations.


Review Essay/The Precinct Confessional, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Review Essay/The Precinct Confessional, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

Reviews the book 'Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature,' by Peter Brooks.


Prisoners Of The Ins, Charles Weisselberg May 2013

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.


Courage, Courage, Charles D. Weisselberg May 2013

Courage, Courage, Charles D. Weisselberg

Charles D Weisselberg

No abstract provided.