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Local Self-Government, So Called, As It Is Found In The Constitution Of Michigan, Otto Kirchner
Local Self-Government, So Called, As It Is Found In The Constitution Of Michigan, Otto Kirchner
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It is not my purpose to enter upon a detailed examination of municipal government as it now exists, but to confine myself to the consideration of some of the constitutional limitations that rest upon the legislative power to deal with the matter.
Can The Present Jury System Be Improved?, Bradley M. Thompson
Can The Present Jury System Be Improved?, Bradley M. Thompson
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There is unquestionably much dissatisfaction with the quality of the modern jury, and with the character of its work. Since juries are composed of men possessing finite intelligence, at best, we ought not to expect that their verdicts would show evidence of infinite wisdom. But the most charitable, who do not expect the impossible are often disappointed at the quality of the possible. All this goes without saying and consequently the question is often discussed, how can the system be improved?
Legal Education: Its Relation To The People And The State, Harry B. Hutchins
Legal Education: Its Relation To The People And The State, Harry B. Hutchins
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All callings are to a greater or less extent interdependent. One should not be fostered at the expense of another, yet any improvement along a given line is more than local and immediate in its influence. It reaches more than those who are directly concerned. The building up and perfecting of a single industry may add to the wealth and importance of its promoters, but to argue that they are the only beneficiaries, would be to leave out of the case all of the indirect results that naturally and inevitably flow from a very successful undertaking. The fostering of.an enterprise …