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A Further Legal Inquiry Into Renegotiation: I, Charles W. Steadman
A Further Legal Inquiry Into Renegotiation: I, Charles W. Steadman
Michigan Law Review
Renegotiation has undergone some important changes which call for consideration. Congress .has undertaken to rewrite the Renegotiation Act. Administrative and procedural developments have created new problems. The act is being attacked as unconstitutional. Procedural technique and statutory interpretations have crystallized sufficiently to permit careful scrutiny. And the problems regarding the determination. of excessive profits, questions of taxation, amortization, cost allowances, as well as the constitutionality of the act, are a challenge to a continued study of this law and its administration.
Jury Selection Analyzed: Proposed Revision Of Federal System, William Wirt Blume
Jury Selection Analyzed: Proposed Revision Of Federal System, William Wirt Blume
Michigan Law Review
It is proposed, and bills to carry out the proposal are now pending in Congress, that the federal system of jury selection be substantially revised, chiefly by establishing "uniform qualifications" for jurors who serve in the federal courts. An examination of these bills reveals that the proposed revision not only contemplates the elimination of conformity with state statutes insofar as they prescribe qualifications for, and exemptions from, jury service, but also contemplates a startling increase in the discretionary powers of the federal judges with respect to the whole process of jury selection. As an aid to a consideration of the …
Legal Aspects Of Renegotiation, Charles W. Steadman
Legal Aspects Of Renegotiation, Charles W. Steadman
Michigan Law Review
The Renegotiation Act which became effective April 28, 1942, was designed to eliminate and remove exorbitant profits from war contracts. No other recent statute has been the subject of so much controversy and misunderstanding. Since the beginning of renegotiation of contracts in the late summer and early fall of 1942, policies have been crystalizing and many interpretations of the act have been made, but many more questions as to its meaning must still be answered.