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Avoiding Judicial Discipline, Veronica Root Martinez Nov 2020

Avoiding Judicial Discipline, Veronica Root Martinez

Northwestern University Law Review

Over the past several years, several high-profile complaints have been levied against Article III judges alleging improper conduct. Many of these complaints, however, were dismissed without investigation after the judge in question removed themselves from the jurisdiction of the circuit’s judicial council—oftentimes through retirement and once through elevation to the Supreme Court. When judges—the literal arbiters of justice within American society—are able to elude oversight of their own potential misconduct, it puts the legitimacy of the judiciary and the rule of law in jeopardy.

This Essay argues that it is imperative that mechanisms are adopted that will ensure investigations into …


On Sexual Harassment In The Judiciary, Leah M. Litman, Deeva Shah Oct 2020

On Sexual Harassment In The Judiciary, Leah M. Litman, Deeva Shah

Northwestern University Law Review

This Essay examines the legal profession’s role in sexual harassment, particularly in the federal courts. It argues that individuals in the profession have both an individual and collective responsibility for the professional norms that have allowed harassment to happen with little recourse for the people subject to the harassment. It suggests that the legal profession should engage in a sustained, public reflection about how our words, actions, attitudes, and institutional arrangements allow harassment to happen, and about the many different ways that we can prevent and address harassment.


Monopoly Or Monopolization––A Reply To Professor Rostow, Edward R. Johnston, John Paul Stevens Apr 2020

Monopoly Or Monopolization––A Reply To Professor Rostow, Edward R. Johnston, John Paul Stevens

Northwestern University Law Review

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A Personal History Of The Law Review, John Paul Stevens Apr 2020

A Personal History Of The Law Review, John Paul Stevens

Northwestern University Law Review

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Sixty-Five Oral Arguments Were Not Enough: A Tribute To Justice Stevens From Across The Bench, Carter G. Phillips Apr 2020

Sixty-Five Oral Arguments Were Not Enough: A Tribute To Justice Stevens From Across The Bench, Carter G. Phillips

Northwestern University Law Review

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Judging And Baseball, Merritt E. Mcalister Apr 2020

Judging And Baseball, Merritt E. Mcalister

Northwestern University Law Review

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"The Function Of The Independent Lawyer As A Guardian Of Our Freedom": The Great Stevens Dissent In Walters, Andrew Koppelman Apr 2020

"The Function Of The Independent Lawyer As A Guardian Of Our Freedom": The Great Stevens Dissent In Walters, Andrew Koppelman

Northwestern University Law Review

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In Memoriam, Hannah Mullen Apr 2020

In Memoriam, Hannah Mullen

Northwestern University Law Review

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Price-Fixing In The Motion Picture Industry, John Paul Stevens Apr 2020

Price-Fixing In The Motion Picture Industry, John Paul Stevens

Northwestern University Law Review

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The Paradox Of Justice John Paul Stevens, Sonja R. West, Dahlia Lithwick Apr 2020

The Paradox Of Justice John Paul Stevens, Sonja R. West, Dahlia Lithwick

Northwestern University Law Review

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Is Justice Irrelevant?, John Paul Stevens Apr 2020

Is Justice Irrelevant?, John Paul Stevens

Northwestern University Law Review

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Introductory Comment, Seventy-Fifth Volume, John Paul Stevens Apr 2020

Introductory Comment, Seventy-Fifth Volume, John Paul Stevens

Northwestern University Law Review

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