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Wade H. Mccree, Jr.: A Compassionate And Great Judge, Horace W. Gilmore Nov 1987

Wade H. Mccree, Jr.: A Compassionate And Great Judge, Horace W. Gilmore

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


Wade H. Mccree, Jr.: Born To Be A Judge, Pierce Lively Nov 1987

Wade H. Mccree, Jr.: Born To Be A Judge, Pierce Lively

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


The Quintessential Public Servant, Otis M. Smith Nov 1987

The Quintessential Public Servant, Otis M. Smith

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


Wade Mccree's Michigan Legacy, G. Mennen Williams Nov 1987

Wade Mccree's Michigan Legacy, G. Mennen Williams

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


Safeguarding The Litigant's Constitutional Right To A Fair And Impartial Forum: A Due Process Approach To Improprieties Arising From Judicial Campaign Contributions From Lawyers, Mark Andrew Grannis Nov 1987

Safeguarding The Litigant's Constitutional Right To A Fair And Impartial Forum: A Due Process Approach To Improprieties Arising From Judicial Campaign Contributions From Lawyers, Mark Andrew Grannis

Michigan Law Review

This Note will argue that the improprieties arising from some campaign contributions are so egregious that they offend the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. Consequently, states must either reform judicial campaigns to eliminate such improprieties, or, through mandatory judicial recusal or disqualification, respect the absolute constitutional right to an impartial forum. Part I of this Note will examine the history of disqualification at common law and in American practice, focusing on the extent to which it has been held to be a requirement of due process. Part II will argue that under the applicable due process standards, a …


A Tribute To Wade Mccree, Allan F. Smith Nov 1987

A Tribute To Wade Mccree, Allan F. Smith

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


Wade H. Mccree, Jr., Sara Sun Beale Nov 1987

Wade H. Mccree, Jr., Sara Sun Beale

Michigan Law Review

A Tribute to Wade H. McCree, Jr.


In Defense Of The Constitution's Judicial Impeachment Standard, Melissa H. Maxman Nov 1987

In Defense Of The Constitution's Judicial Impeachment Standard, Melissa H. Maxman

Michigan Law Review

This Note explores the traditional interpretation of the Constitution's impeachment provisions in light of the demands of Judges Claiborne's, Nixon's, and Hastings' cases. Part I describes the signals indicating analytical shortcomings, and thus the need for reexamination of the provisions as currently construed. It shows that the troubling results of the recent standard allowing criminal prosecution before impeachment are apparent to both the courts and the Congress. Part II analyzes the meaning and purpose of the constitutional language, and the recent policy challenges to it. This part shows that, in fact, the impeachment provisions were carefully chosen by the Constitution's …


Dworkin's Domain, Philip E. Soper Jan 1987

Dworkin's Domain, Philip E. Soper

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No one has done more in the last twenty years to revitalize debates about how judges should and do decide cases than Ronald Dworkin. At the same time, no one has been more equivocal than Dworkin in explaining how a theory of adjudication bears on the dispute within legal theory about the connection between law and morality. This fine book continues both traditions.