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When Judges Have Reasons Not To Give Reasons: A Comparative Law Approach, Mathilde Cohen
When Judges Have Reasons Not To Give Reasons: A Comparative Law Approach, Mathilde Cohen
Washington and Lee Law Review
Influential theories of law have celebrated judicial reason-giving as furthering a host of democratic values, including judges’ accountability, citizens’ participation in djudication, and a more accurate and transparent decision-making process. This Article has two main purposes. First, it argues that although reason-giving is important, it is often in tension with other values of the judicial process, such as guidance, sincerity, and efficiency. Reason-giving must, therefore, be balanced against these competing values. In other words, judges sometimes have reasons not to give reasons. Second, contrary to common intuition, common law and civil law systems deal with this tension between reasons for …
Racial Diversity On The Bench: Beyond Role Models And Public Confidence, Sherrilyn A. Ifill
Racial Diversity On The Bench: Beyond Role Models And Public Confidence, Sherrilyn A. Ifill
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Executive Line Item Veto And The Judicial Power To Sever: What's The Difference?, Lars Noah
The Executive Line Item Veto And The Judicial Power To Sever: What's The Difference?, Lars Noah
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Remembering The Fourth Circuit Judges: A History From 1941 To 1998
Remembering The Fourth Circuit Judges: A History From 1941 To 1998
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Remarks On The Process Of Judging, William H. Rehnquist
Remarks On The Process Of Judging, William H. Rehnquist
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Improving One's Situation: Some Pragmatic Reflections On The Art Of Judging, Catharine Pierce Wells
Improving One's Situation: Some Pragmatic Reflections On The Art Of Judging, Catharine Pierce Wells
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Contempt Of Court: The Most Important "Contemporary Challenge To Judging", Sanford Levinson
Contempt Of Court: The Most Important "Contemporary Challenge To Judging", Sanford Levinson
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Quotas, Politics, And Judicial Statesmanship: The Civil Rights Act Of 1991 And Powell's Bakke, Mark H. Grunewald
Quotas, Politics, And Judicial Statesmanship: The Civil Rights Act Of 1991 And Powell's Bakke, Mark H. Grunewald
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Making (Corporate) Law In A Skeptical World, Lyman P. Q. Johnson
Making (Corporate) Law In A Skeptical World, Lyman P. Q. Johnson
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Judiciary In A State Of National Crisis With Special Reference To The South African Experience , John Dugard
The Judiciary In A State Of National Crisis With Special Reference To The South African Experience , John Dugard
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Judicial Authority In The Settlement Of Federal Civil Cases
Judicial Authority In The Settlement Of Federal Civil Cases
Washington and Lee Law Review
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More Judgeships -But Not All At Once, Abner J. Mikva
More Judgeships -But Not All At Once, Abner J. Mikva
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Attraction And Selection Of Good District Court Judges, Lawrence E. Walsh
The Attraction And Selection Of Good District Court Judges, Lawrence E. Walsh
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Partners In A Process: The Academy And The Courts, Wade H. Mccree, Jr.
Partners In A Process: The Academy And The Courts, Wade H. Mccree, Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Delay In Review Of Initial Decisions: The Case For Giving More Finality To The Findings Of Fact Of The Administrative Law Judge*, George Ernest Marzloff
Delay In Review Of Initial Decisions: The Case For Giving More Finality To The Findings Of Fact Of The Administrative Law Judge*, George Ernest Marzloff
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Caesar's Wife Revisited*--Judicial Disqualification After The 1974 Amendments
Caesar's Wife Revisited*--Judicial Disqualification After The 1974 Amendments
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Fee System Courts: Financial Interest Of Judges And Due Process
The Fee System Courts: Financial Interest Of Judges And Due Process
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Selection Of Federal Judges, Hugh Scott
The Selection Of Federal Judges, Hugh Scott
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Lawyers And Judges: The Aba And The Politics Ofjudicial Selection. Joel B. Grossman.
Lawyers And Judges: The Aba And The Politics Ofjudicial Selection. Joel B. Grossman.
Washington and Lee Law Review
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