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Parajudges And The Administration Of Justice, Tom C. Clark Nov 1971

Parajudges And The Administration Of Justice, Tom C. Clark

Vanderbilt Law Review

The parajudge idea, like the paramedical and paralegal proposals, has met with opposition. Many persons have objected on the ground that since the judiciary's work has become increasingly complex and specialized, it is foolish to expect a nonprofessional with less training to handle it properly. On the other hand, many persons have raised more pragmatic objections based upon the argument that past parajudge systems have, regardless of the reasons, led to inadequate adjudication without reducing the strain on the judiciary. To evaluate these criticisms, we must first understand both the desperate condition of our judicial system today and the most …


Decision By Richard Harris, Patrick L. Baude Oct 1971

Decision By Richard Harris, Patrick L. Baude

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Invoking Summary Criminal Contempt Procedures--Use Of Abuse? United States V. Dellinger --The "Chicago Seven" Contempts, Michigan Law Review Aug 1971

Invoking Summary Criminal Contempt Procedures--Use Of Abuse? United States V. Dellinger --The "Chicago Seven" Contempts, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

In late August of 1968, while delegates to the Democratic National Convention were arriving in Chicago, a group of several thousand demonstrators gathered in the city's Lincoln Park to protest the Convention, the Vietnam War, and the city's refusal to grant the group a permit to hold rallies and marches during the Convention. The week that followed was marred by violent confrontations between the demonstrators and the city's police.1 This violence in Chicago provided the impetus for an indictment by a federal grand jury of the defendants in United States v. Dellinger.


The Impact Of The United States Supreme Court: Some Perspectives, By Stephen L. Wasby, Leroy N. Rieselbach Apr 1971

The Impact Of The United States Supreme Court: Some Perspectives, By Stephen L. Wasby, Leroy N. Rieselbach

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Friedman And Israel: The Justices Of The United States Supreme Court, 1789-1969: Their Lives And Major Opinions, Philip B. Kurland Mar 1971

Friedman And Israel: The Justices Of The United States Supreme Court, 1789-1969: Their Lives And Major Opinions, Philip B. Kurland

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 1789-1969: Their Lives and Major Opinions edited by Leon Friedman and Fred L. Israel


University Of Richmond Law Review Table Of Contents Jan 1971

University Of Richmond Law Review Table Of Contents

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Toward Judicial Reform, Edward J. Gurney Jan 1971

Toward Judicial Reform, Edward J. Gurney

University of Richmond Law Review

President Nixon has several times in the recent past publicly recognized a growing national attitude-the American people, as a class, are losing confidence in the ability of their governments to govern. And this unfortunate lack, or at least diminution of confidence, is nowhere more evident than in the way the average citizen views the courts of this country.