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The Choice-Of-Law Revolution In The United States: Notes On Rereading Von Mehren, Gary J. Simson Apr 2003

The Choice-Of-Law Revolution In The United States: Notes On Rereading Von Mehren, Gary J. Simson

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Conflicts Of Interest Under The Revised Model Rules, W. Bradley Wendel Jan 2003

Conflicts Of Interest Under The Revised Model Rules, W. Bradley Wendel

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Direct And Collateral Federal Court Review Of The Adequacy Of State Procedural Rules, Catherine T. Struve Jan 2003

Direct And Collateral Federal Court Review Of The Adequacy Of State Procedural Rules, Catherine T. Struve

All Faculty Scholarship

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Light From Dead Stars: The Procedural Adequate And Independent State Ground Reconsidered, Kermit Roosevelt Iii Jan 2003

Light From Dead Stars: The Procedural Adequate And Independent State Ground Reconsidered, Kermit Roosevelt Iii

All Faculty Scholarship

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Fifteen Years After The Federal Sentencing Revolution: How Mandatory Minimums Have Undermined Effective And Just Narcotics Sentencing Perspectives On The Federal Sentencing Guidelines And Mandatory Sentencing, Ian Weinstein Jan 2003

Fifteen Years After The Federal Sentencing Revolution: How Mandatory Minimums Have Undermined Effective And Just Narcotics Sentencing Perspectives On The Federal Sentencing Guidelines And Mandatory Sentencing, Ian Weinstein

Faculty Scholarship

Federal criminal sentencing has changed dramatically since 1988. Fifteen years ago, judges determined if and for how long a defendant would go to jail. Since that time, changes in substantive federal criminal statutes, particularly the passage of an array of mandatory minimum penalties and the adoption of the federal sentencing guidelines, have limited significantly judicial sentencing power and have remade federal sentencing and federal criminal practice. The results of these changes are significantly longer federal prison sentences, as was the intent of these reforms, and the emergence of federal prosecutors as the key players in sentencing. Yet, at the same …


Joltin' Joe Has Left And Gone Away: The Vanishing Presumption Against Preemption, Calvin R. Massey Jan 2003

Joltin' Joe Has Left And Gone Away: The Vanishing Presumption Against Preemption, Calvin R. Massey

Faculty Scholarship

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International Law Issues In Death Penalty Defense, Richard J. Wilson Jan 2003

International Law Issues In Death Penalty Defense, Richard J. Wilson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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