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The Courts And The 1980 Census Challenges: Tailoring Rights To Fit Remedies, David B. Tachau
The Courts And The 1980 Census Challenges: Tailoring Rights To Fit Remedies, David B. Tachau
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note thus presents a vivid illustration of how the recognition of legal rights sometimes may depend wholly upon the efficacy of awarding relief. Parts I and II survey the 1980 census challenges and explore whether the 1980 litigants presented sound grievances. Part III argues that the 1980 census challengers may have failed because the reviewing courts could envision no feasible remedies for their injuries, and not because the challengers presented flawed legal and constitutional arguments. Finally, part IV criticizes the courts for dismissing the census challenges without confronting or acknowledging the gravity of the constitutional injuries threatened by census …
Beyond Custody: Expanding Collateral Review Of State Convictions, Timothy C. Hester
Beyond Custody: Expanding Collateral Review Of State Convictions, Timothy C. Hester
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article advocates extension of collateral review to embrace all parties alleging deprivation of federally guaranteed rights in the state criminal process, regardless of whether the party fulfills the habeas corpus custody requirement. Part I assesses the sufficiency of Supreme Court certiorari jurisdiction to monitor adequately state adjudications of federal constitutional rights, coupled with an evaluation of the technical competency and institutional posture of state courts. Part II examines the significance of the custody limitation on collateral review, both as a substantive element of habeas corpus relief and as a mechanism for funnelling limited judicial resources. Part III presents two …
Reflections On Alfred Hill's "Testimonial Privilege And Fair Trial", Peter Westen
Reflections On Alfred Hill's "Testimonial Privilege And Fair Trial", Peter Westen
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
I have learned a great deal from "Testimonial Privilege and Fair Trial"-as I always do from Professor Hill's work. Indeed, he has changed my way of thinking in this area in several important respects. At the same time, I come to rather different conclusions than he regarding each of his three major topics. Part I of this article examines the problem of finding a "remedy" for testimonial privileges that violate a defendant's right to a fair trial. Part II discusses the problem of determining when a defendant is entitled to assert that the "right" has been violated. Finally, Part III …