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Legal Scholarship Highlight: The Amicus Machine, Allison Orr Larsen, Neal Devins Nov 2016

Legal Scholarship Highlight: The Amicus Machine, Allison Orr Larsen, Neal Devins

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Does The 'Mcconnell Principle' Make Sense?, Jeffrey Bellin Apr 2016

Does The 'Mcconnell Principle' Make Sense?, Jeffrey Bellin

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The Top Five Supreme Court Nomination Myths, Paul M. Collins Jr., Lori A. Ringhand Mar 2016

The Top Five Supreme Court Nomination Myths, Paul M. Collins Jr., Lori A. Ringhand

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What Two Legal Scholars Learned From Studying 70 Years Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Lori A. Ringhand, Paul Collins Mar 2016

What Two Legal Scholars Learned From Studying 70 Years Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Lori A. Ringhand, Paul Collins

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This article in The Conversation on March 21, 2016 and moves beyond the conventional wisdom espoused by Biden, Kagan and others, and presents a strong case for an alternative view of the hearings. Examining every statement made at confirmation hearings from 1939 to 2010, we conclude the hearings are important to the health of American democracy. Based on this, we’d like to see partisan politics pushed aside and Judge Merrick Garland to get a hearing.


How Merrick Garland Could Help Heal America, Jeffrey Bellin Mar 2016

How Merrick Garland Could Help Heal America, Jeffrey Bellin

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Ideological Imbalance: Why Democrats Usually Pick Moderate-Liberal Justices And Republicans Usually Pick Conservative Ones, Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins Mar 2016

Ideological Imbalance: Why Democrats Usually Pick Moderate-Liberal Justices And Republicans Usually Pick Conservative Ones, Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins

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Legal Scholarship Spotlight: The Evolution Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Lori A. Ringhand, Paul Collins Mar 2016

Legal Scholarship Spotlight: The Evolution Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Lori A. Ringhand, Paul Collins

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This article appearing at the SCOTUSblog on March 25, 2016, discusses the role of the Senate Judiciary Committee plays in the nomination of Supreme Court Justices.


Spencer: Chief Justice John Roberts And The Loss Of Access To Justice, A. Benjamin Spencer Jan 2016

Spencer: Chief Justice John Roberts And The Loss Of Access To Justice, A. Benjamin Spencer

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