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Sovereignty, Territoriality, And The Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments, George Rutherglen, James Y. Stern Jan 2014

Sovereignty, Territoriality, And The Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments, George Rutherglen, James Y. Stern

Faculty Publications

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The Failure Of Bowles V. Russell, Scott Dodson Apr 2008

The Failure Of Bowles V. Russell, Scott Dodson

Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court recently decided Bowles v. Russell—perhaps that Term’s most underrated case—which characterized the time to file a civil notice of appeal as jurisdictional and therefore not subject to equitable excuses for noncompliance. In so holding, the Court overstated the supporting precedent, inflated the jurisdictional importance of statutes, and undermined an important recent movement to clarify when a rule is jurisdictional and when it is not. This did not have to be. The Court missed a golden opportunity to chart a middle course—holding the rule mandatory but nonjurisdictional—that would have been more consistent with precedent while resolving the …


Book Review Of Federal Jurisdiction And Procedure, Michael D. Alembik Oct 1961

Book Review Of Federal Jurisdiction And Procedure, Michael D. Alembik

William & Mary Law Review

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Criminal Law - Habeas Corpus To Review Completed Sentence, Sidney J. Baker Apr 1958

Criminal Law - Habeas Corpus To Review Completed Sentence, Sidney J. Baker

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.