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Civil Juries And Complex Cases: Let's Not Rush To Judgment, Richard O. Lempert Nov 1981

Civil Juries And Complex Cases: Let's Not Rush To Judgment, Richard O. Lempert

Michigan Law Review

When a fundamental constitutional right is at issue, it is admittedly difficult for the Court to treat the lower courts as laboratories. But if the constitutional right turns on empirical questions, it is better to wait for knowledge than to rush toward a judgment that may later be shown to have vitiated an important right across all circuits. If the Court feels compelled to resolve the conflict, the better decision - if empirical issues are seen as central - is to sustain the right to jury trial regardless of complexity. Sustaining that right will allow courts and researchers to collect …


Closing The Evidentiary Gap: A Review Of Circuit Court Opinions Analyzing Federal Black Lung Presumptions Of Entitlement, Henry L. Stephens Jr., Alva A. Hollon Jr. Jun 1981

Closing The Evidentiary Gap: A Review Of Circuit Court Opinions Analyzing Federal Black Lung Presumptions Of Entitlement, Henry L. Stephens Jr., Alva A. Hollon Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disclosure Of Grand Jury Materials Under Clayton Act Section 4f(B), Michigan Law Review May 1981

Disclosure Of Grand Jury Materials Under Clayton Act Section 4f(B), Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note analyzes the controversy and concludes that the latter courts are correct: Congress never intended to abrogate or modify rule 6(e)'s "particularized need" standard when it enacted section4F(b). Part I discusses whether Congress intended section 4F(b) to require the Attorney General to disclose grand jury materials to state attorneys general upon request, thereby abrogating rule 6(e)'s explicit prohibition against such disclosure. Part II examines the statutory language and legislative history of section). 4F(b) to determine whether Congress intended section 4F(b) to modify rule 6(e)'s "particularized need" standard. Finally, Part III evaluates the policies affected by liberalized disclosure of grand …


The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part V, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part V, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

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The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

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The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iii, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iii, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.