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Measuring Judges And Justice, Jeffrey M. Chemerinsky, Jonathan L. Williams
Measuring Judges And Justice, Jeffrey M. Chemerinsky, Jonathan L. Williams
Duke Law Journal
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Remaking The United States Supreme Court In The Courts’ Of Appeals Image, Tracey E. George, Chris Guthrie
Remaking The United States Supreme Court In The Courts’ Of Appeals Image, Tracey E. George, Chris Guthrie
Duke Law Journal
We argue that Congress should remake the United States Supreme Court in the U.S. courts' of appeals image by increasing the size of the Court's membership, authorizing panel decisionmaking, and retaining an en banc procedure for select cases. In so doing, Congress would expand the Court's capacity to decide cases, facilitating enhanced clarity and consistency in the law as well as heightened monitoring of lower courts and the other branches. Remaking the Court in this way would not only expand the Court's decisionmaking capacity but also improve the Court's composition, competence, and functioning.
No Warrant For Radical Change: A Response To Professors George And Guthrie, Erwin Chemerinsky
No Warrant For Radical Change: A Response To Professors George And Guthrie, Erwin Chemerinsky
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
A Response To Professors George And Guthrie, Remaking The United States Supreme Court In The Courts’ Of Appeals Image, Michael Boudin
A Response To Professors George And Guthrie, Remaking The United States Supreme Court In The Courts’ Of Appeals Image, Michael Boudin
Duke Law Journal
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Reforming Family Court: Getting It Right Between Rhetoric And Reality, Jane M. Spinak
Reforming Family Court: Getting It Right Between Rhetoric And Reality, Jane M. Spinak
Faculty Scholarship
What do we say about the reform work we do, and to what degree is what we say accurate? How does the way in which we talk about family court reform implicate our analysis of what we are achieving? How does our place or role within the system affect our perceptions of reform? What limits our willingness and ability to apply rigorous evaluative techniques to determine whether we are reaching our goals? And if we are failing, can we acknowledge failure and learn from it? Answering these questions may lead to a better understanding of why family court reform is …