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Program For The 13th Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Supreme Court Of The United States, William T. Coleman May 1983

Program For The 13th Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Supreme Court Of The United States, William T. Coleman

Miscellaneous

Program from "The Supreme Court of the United States: Managing its Caseload to Achieve its Constitutional Purposes" by William T. Coleman, partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1975-1977), about the size of the Supreme Court's caseload and the resulting repercussions.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Supreme Court Of The United States: Managing Its Caseload To Achieve Its Constitutional Purposes, William T. Coleman Jr. May 1983

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Supreme Court Of The United States: Managing Its Caseload To Achieve Its Constitutional Purposes, William T. Coleman Jr.

Lectures

Lecture by William T. Coleman, Jr., partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and former United States Secretary of Transportation (1975-1977), regarding the United States Supreme Court's heavy caseload and the resulting repercussions. Includes speaker introduction.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Barristers And Judges In England Today, Robert Megarry Apr 1982

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Barristers And Judges In England Today, Robert Megarry

Lectures

Lecture by Vice-Chancellor Robert Megarry of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1976-1985), regarding the inside workings of the English Barrier System. Includes speaker biography and introduction.


Invitation To The Eleventh Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Waste Not, Wait Not: A Consideration Of Federal And State Jurisdiction, Lawrence H. Cooke Feb 1981

Invitation To The Eleventh Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Waste Not, Wait Not: A Consideration Of Federal And State Jurisdiction, Lawrence H. Cooke

Miscellaneous

Invitation to "Waste Not, Wait Not: A Consideration of Federal and State Jurisdiction" by Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke of the New York Court of Appeals (1979-1984).


Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti Jan 1980

Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti

Articles

Article by Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney General of the United States (1979-1981), regarding the sensitivity and complexity of intelligence gathering. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti Jan 1980

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti

Lectures

Lecture by U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti (1979-1981) discussing how intelligence law should advance in order to maintain a balance between attaining national security and protecting constitutional rights. Document includes a speaker introduction and handwritten notes. A published version of this lecture can be found under Articles.


Dean's Report Of The Tenth Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti Jan 1980

Dean's Report Of The Tenth Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti

Miscellaneous

Dean's Report (1979-80) on Intelligence Gathering and the Law: Conflict or Compatibility by Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney General of the United States (1979-1981), regarding the sensitivity and complexity of intelligence gathering.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Cruel And Unusual Punishment: The Proportionality Rule, William Hughes Mulligan Jan 1979

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Cruel And Unusual Punishment: The Proportionality Rule, William Hughes Mulligan

Lectures

Lecture by Judge William Hughes Mulligan of United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1971-1981) and Dean of Fordham University School of Law (1956-1971) regarding the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature in the application of the Eighth Amendment. Document includes a speaker introduction and handwritten notes.


The Attorney General: The Federal Government's Chief Lawyer And Chief Litigator, Or One Among Many?, Griffin B. Bell Mar 1978

The Attorney General: The Federal Government's Chief Lawyer And Chief Litigator, Or One Among Many?, Griffin B. Bell

Articles

Article by U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell (1977-1979) and United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1961-1976) discussing the shifting responsibilities of the government lawyer in order improve the government's ability to respond to the needs of the people. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Attorney General: The Federal Government's Chief Lawyer And Chief Litigator, Or One Among Many?, Griffin B. Bell Mar 1978

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Attorney General: The Federal Government's Chief Lawyer And Chief Litigator, Or One Among Many?, Griffin B. Bell

Lectures

Speaker introduction to a lecture by U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell (1977-1979) and United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1961-1976). A published version of this lecture can be found under Articles.


The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski Feb 1977

The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski

Articles

Article by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in a publicly scrutinized trial. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski Feb 1977

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski

Lectures

Lecture by Leon Jaworski of Texas firm Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in the midst of a publicly scrutinized trial. A published version of this lecture can be found under Articles.


Newsletter About The Seventh Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski Oct 1976

Newsletter About The Seventh Annual John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski

Miscellaneous

Newsletter by The Monitor about "The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate and the Judiciary" by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Minnesota Plan: Mandatory Continuing Education For Lawyers And Judges As A Condition For The Maintaining Of Professional Licensing, Robert J. Sheran Dec 1975

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Minnesota Plan: Mandatory Continuing Education For Lawyers And Judges As A Condition For The Maintaining Of Professional Licensing, Robert J. Sheran

Lectures

Lecture by Chief Justice Robert J. Sheran of the Supreme Court of Minnesota (1973-1981) regarding mandated continuing education for attorneys as a response from the legal profession to criticism of attorney competence. Includes speaker introduction, as well as handwritten notes.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Compleat Advocate: Continuing The Dialogue On The Making Of The Trial Lawyer, John Widgery Jan 1975

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Compleat Advocate: Continuing The Dialogue On The Making Of The Trial Lawyer, John Widgery

Lectures

Lecture by Lord Widgery, Lord Chief Justice John Widgery of England and Wales (1971-1980), regarding the beneficial aspects of medical knowledge to lawyers working as client advocates. Includes speaker introduction.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger Nov 1973

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger

Lectures

Lecture by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of United States Supreme Court (1969-1986) regarding the legal training and the successes of the English legal system. This document is a bound copy of the lecture.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger Nov 1973

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger

Lectures

Lecture by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of United States Supreme Court (1969-1986) regarding the legal training and the successes of the English legal system. Includes speaker introduction, as well as handwritten notes.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Prison: The Judge's Dilemma, Irving R. Kaufman Nov 1972

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: Prison: The Judge's Dilemma, Irving R. Kaufman

Lectures

Lecture by Judge Irving Kaufman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1961-1980) providing his perspective on the role of U.S prison system as well as possible solutions for improvement. Document includes a speaker introduction.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Role Of The Judge, Cearbhall O'Dalaigh Jan 1971

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Role Of The Judge, Cearbhall O'Dalaigh

Lectures

Lecture by Judge Cearbhall O'Dalaigh of the Supreme Court of Ireland (1961-1974) and President of Ireland (1974-1976) discussing the various elements of the role of the judge. Document includes a speaker introduction.


John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The New Advocacy, Tom Clark Jan 1970

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The New Advocacy, Tom Clark

Lectures

Lecture by Justice Tom Clark of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967) and U.S. Attorney General (1945-1949) providing criticisms and solutions to strengthen both the legal profession and education system. Document includes a speaker introduction and handwritten notes.


Law Abridgment: Closing Address Delivered Before The Graduating Law Class Of The University Of Michigan, March 20, 1879., James V. Campbell Dec 1878

Law Abridgment: Closing Address Delivered Before The Graduating Law Class Of The University Of Michigan, March 20, 1879., James V. Campbell

Books

We hear on all sides complaints of the increasing mass of printed Reports and text-books, which it is said the lawyer must find some means of mastering, but which no life is long enough to read. The young lawyer, as he scans the dreary catalogues, and wonders what Croesus can buy or what brain can learn all this lore, is sorely puzzled what books to choose from the thousands that have found printers. And when a few years of practice have shown him how small a share of these books have done any good in the world, he is forced …