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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Legal History
Thurgood Marshall, Daniel Pollitt
Thurgood Marshall, Daniel Pollitt
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
Clarence Thomas: Evasive Or Deceptive, Anton Bell
Clarence Thomas: Evasive Or Deceptive, Anton Bell
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha
W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Legislatively Directed Judicial Activism: Some Reflections On The Meaning Of The Civil Justice Reform Act, Matthew R. Kipp, Paul B. Lewis
Legislatively Directed Judicial Activism: Some Reflections On The Meaning Of The Civil Justice Reform Act, Matthew R. Kipp, Paul B. Lewis
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
With the Civil Justice Reform Act (CJRA), Congress attempted to further a trend that the federal judiciary had undertaken largely on its own initiative. Sensing a critical need to address the mounting expense and delay of federal civil litigation, Congress, like the judiciary, sought to increase the degree of early and active involvement of judges in the adjudicatory process. The result of this mandate has been a further emphasis on the role of the judge as a case manager. As a necessary corollary, the liberty and self-determination of individual litigants-ideals that have historically been seen as philosophical cornerstones of the …
Overview Of The Role Of Precedent In The Legal System Of The United States, Ana Elena Fierro
Overview Of The Role Of Precedent In The Legal System Of The United States, Ana Elena Fierro
LLM Theses and Essays
Traditionally, legal systems have been classified as either Common Law or Civil Law; scholars distinguish these systems based on their origins, as well their attitudes towards stare decisis. Common law considers precedent as a source of binding rules, while civil law does not. However, some scholars consider the methods for legal reasoning to be almost the same in every legal system. These scholars maintain that regardless of the source of law in a particular country, once a judge determines that the facts of one case are similar to those regulated by a certain rule, the judge will apply that particular …
Innovations Disguised As Traditions: An Historical Review Of The Supreme Court Nominations Process, Ronald D. Rotunda
Innovations Disguised As Traditions: An Historical Review Of The Supreme Court Nominations Process, Ronald D. Rotunda
Law Faculty Articles and Research
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From Hedonism To Human Rights: Felix Cohen's Alternative To Nihilism, 68 Temple L. Rev. 197 (1995), Joel R. Cornwell
From Hedonism To Human Rights: Felix Cohen's Alternative To Nihilism, 68 Temple L. Rev. 197 (1995), Joel R. Cornwell
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
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The Nomination Of Justice Brennan: Eisenhower's Mistake: A Look At The Historical Record, Stephen Wermiel
The Nomination Of Justice Brennan: Eisenhower's Mistake: A Look At The Historical Record, Stephen Wermiel
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Book Review Of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law And The Inner Self, By Edward White., Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Book Review Of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law And The Inner Self, By Edward White., Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Other Publications
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