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Aljs In 2050: Consequences Of Merging Tort And Administrative Remedies, James T. O'Reilly Apr 2013

Aljs In 2050: Consequences Of Merging Tort And Administrative Remedies, James T. O'Reilly

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Crisis On The Immigration Bench: An Ethical Perspective, Michele Benedetto Apr 2013

Crisis On The Immigration Bench: An Ethical Perspective, Michele Benedetto

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

The troubled status of the immigration court system has garnered much attention from scholars, appellate judges, and even the United States Attorney General. This article suggests a new lens through which to examine the acknowledged crisis in immigration courts: judicial ethics. Because the term judicial ethics encompasses a broad array of principles, the article narrows its focus to bias and incompetence on the part of immigration judges in the courtroom. Immigration judges operate as a unique judiciary under the Executive Branch of government. An examination of the modern immigration court system, including inadequate disciplinary procedures for immigration judges, reveals that …


Holding Juveniles Accountable: Reforming America's "Juvenile Injustice System", Ralph A. Rossum Nov 2012

Holding Juveniles Accountable: Reforming America's "Juvenile Injustice System", Ralph A. Rossum

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Value(S) Of Foreclosure Law Reform, Melissa B. Jacoby Feb 2012

The Value(S) Of Foreclosure Law Reform, Melissa B. Jacoby

Pepperdine Law Review

This symposium contribution examines the starkly different values reflected in traditional legal literature on foreclosure law reform in the U.S. as compared to some more recent entries in the wake of the rise of subprime lending and high rates of residential mortgage default. I highlight economist Dean Baker’s “right to rent” proposal, which would give former homeowners leasehold rights at market rates, to illustrate a more progressive set of housing policy considerations and to challenge the assumption that ownership is essential or optimal to promoting various housing objectives.