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Full-Text Articles in Judges
In Memoriam: Justice Antonin Scalia And The Constitution's Golden Thread, L. Margaret Harker
In Memoriam: Justice Antonin Scalia And The Constitution's Golden Thread, L. Margaret Harker
University of Richmond Law Review
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Grow Up Virginia: Time To Change Our Filial Responsibility Law, Sylvia Macon
Grow Up Virginia: Time To Change Our Filial Responsibility Law, Sylvia Macon
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Filling Federal Court Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl W. Tobias
Filling Federal Court Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
Scholars and politicians who closely track the federal judicial selection process appreciate that confirmations slow and ultimately halt over presidential election years, a phenomenon which has greater salience in a chief executive's last administration. The first section of this article canvasses selection in Barack Obama's tenure, ascertaining that Republicans cooperated little and contravened numerous traditions, especially after the party captured a majority. Thus, section two analyzes why the GOP did not collaborate and the consequences. Because that obstruction-which undercuts justice and regard for the coequal branches of government- will actually continue across 2016, the piece surveys devices, which could rectify …
Online Issue: Table Of Contents
Online Issue: Table Of Contents
University of Richmond Law Review
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Issue 3: Allen Chair Table Of Contents
Issue 3: Allen Chair Table Of Contents
University of Richmond Law Review
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Confirming Circuit Judges In A Presidential Election Year, Carl W. Tobias
Confirming Circuit Judges In A Presidential Election Year, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
Over 2016, President Barack Obama tapped accomplished, mainstream candidates for seven of twelve federal appeals court vacancies. Nevertheless, the Senate Judiciary Committee has furnished a public hearing and vote for merely three nominees and did not conduct a hearing for any other prospect this year. 2016 concomitantly is a presidential election year in which appointments can be delayed and stopped—a conundrum that Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court vacancy exacerbates. Because appellate courts comprise tribunals of last resort for practically all cases and critically need each of their members to deliver justice, the appointments process merits scrutiny. The Essay first evaluates …
Feminist Justice: Review Of Sisters In Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went To The Supreme Court And Changed The World, By Linda Hirshman, Corinna Barrett Lain
Feminist Justice: Review Of Sisters In Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went To The Supreme Court And Changed The World, By Linda Hirshman, Corinna Barrett Lain
Law Faculty Publications
Like most good books, Sisters in Law has a number of strengths and also a few weaknesses. In this review, I briefly reflect on both, then turn to what struck me most about the book, the thing I’m still thinking about and struggling with: what it means to be an elite. The good, the bad, and the ugly (truth)—here is my reaction to Sisters in Law.