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A Philosophical Defense Of Judicial Minimalism, Cory A. Evans May 2018

A Philosophical Defense Of Judicial Minimalism, Cory A. Evans

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation analyzes, criticizes and ultimately defends judicial minimalism, a contemporary theory of judging that has come to the forefront of American jurisprudence in the early part of the 21st Century. In this dissertation I offer the first formal definition of judicial minimalism, apply that definition to case law and the literature, refute many objections to judicial minimalism including objections based on tough case counterexamples, offer a new version of the argument of epistemic humility and offer a new argument in support of judicial minimalism from the perspective of law and economics.


Capitalism And Unfreedom: Louis D. Brandeis And A Liberty Of The Left, Eric L. Apar Feb 2017

Capitalism And Unfreedom: Louis D. Brandeis And A Liberty Of The Left, Eric L. Apar

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The American Right features a well-developed—and well-heeled—infrastructure for promoting a conception of freedom as inextricable from capitalism. The American Left, by contrast, has seemed content to cede the territory, abandoning the ground of freedom for the terrain of “equality,” “justice,” “fairness,” and “prosperity.” This paper is an effort to address this asymmetry in the public discourse over the meaning of freedom. Its principal objective is to capture the vision of freedom embodied in the political and economic thought of Louis D. Brandeis, one of the American Left’s ablest expositors of freedom.

In addition, the paper has three subsidiary objectives. The …


Forecasting The Senate Vote On The Supreme Court Vacancy, Scott J. Basinger, Maxwell Mak Jan 2016

Forecasting The Senate Vote On The Supreme Court Vacancy, Scott J. Basinger, Maxwell Mak

Publications and Research

This paper forecasts current senators’ votes on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, in the unlikely case that a vote actually takes place. The forecasts are necessarily conditional, awaiting measurement of the nominee’s characteristics. Nonetheless, a model that combines parameters estimated from existing data with values of some measurable characteristics of senators—particularly their party affiliations, party loyalty levels, and ideological positions—is sufficient to identify potential swing voters in the Senate. By accounting for a more nuanced and refined understanding of the confirmation process, our model reveals that if President Obama were to nominate almost any nominee (conservative or …


Twin Pillars Of Judicial Philosophy: The Impact Of The Ginsburg Collegiality And Gender Discrimination Principles On Her Separate Opinions Involving Gender Discrimination, Rebecca L. Barnhart, Deborah Zalesne Oct 2004

Twin Pillars Of Judicial Philosophy: The Impact Of The Ginsburg Collegiality And Gender Discrimination Principles On Her Separate Opinions Involving Gender Discrimination, Rebecca L. Barnhart, Deborah Zalesne

City University of New York Law Review

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Front Matter Oct 2004

Front Matter

City University of New York Law Review

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Real Differences And Stereotypes - Two Visions Of Gender, Citizenship, And International Law, M. Isabel Medina Oct 2004

Real Differences And Stereotypes - Two Visions Of Gender, Citizenship, And International Law, M. Isabel Medina

City University of New York Law Review

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Returning The Language Of Fairness To Equal Protection: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Affirmative Action Jurisprudence In Grutter And Gratz And Beyond Celebrating The Jurisprudence Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shira Galinsky Oct 2004

Returning The Language Of Fairness To Equal Protection: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Affirmative Action Jurisprudence In Grutter And Gratz And Beyond Celebrating The Jurisprudence Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shira Galinsky

City University of New York Law Review

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An Annotated Bibliography, Sarah E. Valentine Oct 2004

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An Annotated Bibliography, Sarah E. Valentine

City University of New York Law Review

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Introduction: Learning To Listen To Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Linda Greenhouse Oct 2004

Introduction: Learning To Listen To Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Linda Greenhouse

City University of New York Law Review

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Remarks Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, March 11, 2004, Cuny School Of Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Oct 2004

Remarks Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, March 11, 2004, Cuny School Of Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

City University of New York Law Review

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Scrupulous In Applying The Law: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Capital Punishment, Sidney Harring, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier Oct 2004

Scrupulous In Applying The Law: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Capital Punishment, Sidney Harring, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier

City University of New York Law Review

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Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917), Janet Butler Munch Jan 2003

Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917), Janet Butler Munch

Publications and Research

Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) was a trial lawyer and diplomat.


Positive Political Theory And The Study Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision Making: Understanding The Sex Discrimation Cases, Lee Epstein, Thomas G. Walker Jan 1996

Positive Political Theory And The Study Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision Making: Understanding The Sex Discrimation Cases, Lee Epstein, Thomas G. Walker

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.