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1998

Law and Contemporary Problems

Political aspects

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Recapturing The Spirit Of Furman: The American Bar Association And The New Abolitionist Politics, Austin Sarat Oct 1998

Recapturing The Spirit Of Furman: The American Bar Association And The New Abolitionist Politics, Austin Sarat

Law and Contemporary Problems

Sarat locates the American Bar Association's call for a moratorium on executions in the context of modern abolitionist politics. New abolitionism links anti-death penalty work with a broader civil rights agenda.


Judicial Independence And Democratic Accountability In Highest State Courts, Paul D. Carrington Jul 1998

Judicial Independence And Democratic Accountability In Highest State Courts, Paul D. Carrington

Law and Contemporary Problems

Carrington notes that because judges in trial and intermediate courts are accountable to highest courts, it is the latter that are responsible for keeping the faith with democratic traditions.


United States Attorneys — Whom Shall They Serve?, H. W. Perry Jr. Jan 1998

United States Attorneys — Whom Shall They Serve?, H. W. Perry Jr.

Law and Contemporary Problems

Perry examines the fidelity of US Attorneys in a new light and provides a way to consider them more broadly.