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Civil Rights And Federal Courts: Creating A Two-Course Sequence, Howard M. Wasserman
Civil Rights And Federal Courts: Creating A Two-Course Sequence, Howard M. Wasserman
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An Assessment Of Past Extramural Reforms Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
An Assessment Of Past Extramural Reforms Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
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Professor Baker posits several radical changes to the structure of the federal appellate courts to ease the growing caseload. First, he suggests restricting the jurisdiction of the federal district courts. Second, Professor discusses the merits of using alternative dispute resolution. Next, he discusses the merits and pitfalls of expanding, dividing and even establishing a specialized appellate judiciary. Finally, he discusses improving federal legislation to ease the load on the federal appellate courts.
A Legislative History Of The Creation Of The Eleventh Circuit, Thomas E. Baker
A Legislative History Of The Creation Of The Eleventh Circuit, Thomas E. Baker
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An Introduction To Federal Court Rulemaking Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
An Introduction To Federal Court Rulemaking Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
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Toward the end of September 1990 at a closed meeting in Washington, DC, the Judicial Conference of the United States passed on a substantial set of proposed amendments to the rules of practice and procedure of the federal courts. The new appellate rules authorized local circuit rules on electronic filing, required a jurisdictional statement in the appellant's brief and eliminated some inconsistencies in the notice rules for admiralty appeals.