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University of Richmond

1978

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Miranda V. Arizona: The Emerging Pattern, Evelyn G. Skaltsounis Jan 1978

Miranda V. Arizona: The Emerging Pattern, Evelyn G. Skaltsounis

University of Richmond Law Review

In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court set forth a series of specific guidelines to determine the admissibility at trial of statements elicited during police interrogation of a criminal suspect. Since 1971, the Burger Court has whittled away at the mandates of Miranda. It is possible that one major factor underlies this erosion process: the very frustrating reality that, in many situations, an obviously guilty party is allowed to go free because "the constable has blundered."

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A Technical Look At The Eighty Per Cent Rule As Applied To Employee Selection Procedures, Jacob Van Bowen Jr., C. Allen Riggins Jan 1978

A Technical Look At The Eighty Per Cent Rule As Applied To Employee Selection Procedures, Jacob Van Bowen Jr., C. Allen Riggins

University of Richmond Law Review

In litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, statistical data has been referred to as "the only game in town." This characterization only slightly overstates the importance of statistical data to prove or rebut a case of employment discrimination. In the first decade of Title VII litigation, statistical analysis in the courts was relatively uncomplicated, sometimes involving a mere recital of percentage differences or lack thereof between minority and majority classes. In recent years, however, courts and Title VII litigants have begun to take a more sophisticated view of the use of statistics in Title VII …

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