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The Fdic's Fraudulent Conveyance Power Under The Crime Control Act Of 1990: Bank Insolvency Law And The Politics Of The Iron Triangle, Edward J. Janger Oct 1995

The Fdic's Fraudulent Conveyance Power Under The Crime Control Act Of 1990: Bank Insolvency Law And The Politics Of The Iron Triangle, Edward J. Janger

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Judicial Decisions And Linguistic Analysis: Is There A Linguist In The Court?, Lawrence Solan Jan 1995

Judicial Decisions And Linguistic Analysis: Is There A Linguist In The Court?, Lawrence Solan

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The Federal Judicial Center And The Administration Of Justice In The Federal Courts, William W. Schwarzer Jan 1995

The Federal Judicial Center And The Administration Of Justice In The Federal Courts, William W. Schwarzer

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Rosalie Wahl: Her Extraordinary Contributions To Legal Education, James F. Hogg Jan 1995

Rosalie Wahl: Her Extraordinary Contributions To Legal Education, James F. Hogg

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Justice Rosalie Wahl is well-known as the first woman to be appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court, but she has made a lesser known, yet critical, contribution to the quality and effectiveness of legal education in this country. As chair of the American Bar Association's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Wahl created the MacCrate Commission. The MacCrate Report charts the way for improvement in law school teaching and learning, and the discussion following the report lead to the creation of an ABA Commission to take testimony and review the ABA Accreditation Standards. Wahl also chaired this …


Judicial Federalism: A Proposal To Amend The Multidistrict Litigation Statute To Permit Discovery Coordination Of Large-Scale Litigation Pending In State And Federal Courts, William W. Schwarzer, Alan Hirsch, Edward Sussman Jan 1995

Judicial Federalism: A Proposal To Amend The Multidistrict Litigation Statute To Permit Discovery Coordination Of Large-Scale Litigation Pending In State And Federal Courts, William W. Schwarzer, Alan Hirsch, Edward Sussman

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The Ghost At The Banquet: Slavery, Federalism, And Habeas Corpus For State Prisoners, Marc Arkin Jan 1995

The Ghost At The Banquet: Slavery, Federalism, And Habeas Corpus For State Prisoners, Marc Arkin

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Politcs And The Courts: A Positive Theory Of Judicial Doctrine And The Rule Of Law, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Roger G. Noll, Barry R. Weingast Jan 1995

Politcs And The Courts: A Positive Theory Of Judicial Doctrine And The Rule Of Law, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Roger G. Noll, Barry R. Weingast

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Political Correctness In Jury Selection, George P. Fletcher Jan 1995

Political Correctness In Jury Selection, George P. Fletcher

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The values of equality and freedom are in constant tension, or so some think. The more society stresses equality, the less freedom people have. For example, Bruce Ackerman would abolish inheritance in his utopian society to insure that every generation begins on an equal footing. Many commentators have advocated restrictions on pornography and hate speech in order to protect the likely targets of these traditionally protected uses of free speech. Additionally, Catharine MacKinnon has invoked the principle of equality in the form of protecting disempowered minorities to argue for a restriction on liberty and freedom. Conversely, the more economic freedom …