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The Ambiguous Independent And Adequate State Ground In Criminal Cases: Federalism Along A Mobius Strip, Thomas E. Baker
The Ambiguous Independent And Adequate State Ground In Criminal Cases: Federalism Along A Mobius Strip, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
In topology a Mobius strip is a one-sided surface formed by holding one end of a rectangle fixed, rotating the opposite end 180 degrees, and joining the two ends.'In Supreme Court jurisdiction the independent and adequate state ground doctrine forms a similar figure by joining, on one side, the power of the Court to revise the judgments of state courts on issues of federal law with, on the other side, the Court's lack of any general power to re examine issues of state law.
Thinking About Federal Jurisdiction — Of Serpents And Swallows, Thomas E. Baker
Thinking About Federal Jurisdiction — Of Serpents And Swallows, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
In this essay, Professor Baker assumes that the decision to get into or stay in federal court has been made, for whatever reason. His concentration is focused on providing a checklist of some of the typical challenges to jurisdiction and to highlight some uncommon responses. Organizationally, he first considers general issues which apply to all cases, and then considers separately some issues in diversity cases and in federal question cases.
“Taking” A Constitutional Look At The State Bar Of Texas Proposal To Collect Interest On Attorney-Client Trust Accounts, Thomas E. Baker, Robert E. Wood Jr.
“Taking” A Constitutional Look At The State Bar Of Texas Proposal To Collect Interest On Attorney-Client Trust Accounts, Thomas E. Baker, Robert E. Wood Jr.
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
The Impropriety Of Expert Witness Testimony On The Law, Thomas E. Baker
The Impropriety Of Expert Witness Testimony On The Law, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Professor Baker weighs in on a new trend of allowing expert opinion on the status of the law. He begins with a brief history of lay and expert opinion testimony and continues with an analysis of Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence before concluding that expert opinion on the law simply has no place in federal practice.
Reflections On Law Schools And The Idea Of The University, Thomas E. Baker
Reflections On Law Schools And The Idea Of The University, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Two Cheers For The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
Two Cheers For The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Tyrannous Lex, Thomas E. Baker
Tyrannous Lex, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Professor Baker presents a fundamentally unique question. Including all of the legal opinions, statutes and administrative rules, how much law do we have? Is there way to calculate a “Gross Legal Product” for the United States and what effect does this “GLP” have on the U.S. economy? What about all of the secondary legal sources? What do they add, if anything, to our ability to understand all of the law that is constantly being produced? All these and more are the subject of Professor Baker’s article.
The Eleventh Circuit’S First Decade Contribution To The Law Of The Nation, 1981-1991, Thomas E. Baker
The Eleventh Circuit’S First Decade Contribution To The Law Of The Nation, 1981-1991, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Likewise, the task of commentary is difficult. The period covered here-the first decade of the Eleventh Circuit-represents, quite literally and figuratively, the formative era of the court. Indeed, the volume of decisions and their variety are qualities that ought to humble, if not intimidate, most commentators. Justice Holmes once observed that a common law court could be expected to replicate the entire corpus juris in the space of a single generation. The Eleventh Circuit did this consciously between 1981 and 1991. In Bonner v. City of Prichard, the inaugural en banc court held that the new court-just cleaved from the …
“The Right Of The People To Be Secure. . .”: Toward A Metatheory Of The Fourth Amendment, Thomas E. Baker
“The Right Of The People To Be Secure. . .”: Toward A Metatheory Of The Fourth Amendment, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Probation For Class C Misdemeanors: To Fine Or Not To Fine Is Now The Question, Thomas E. Baker
Probation For Class C Misdemeanors: To Fine Or Not To Fine Is Now The Question, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
The Need For A New National Court, Douglas D. Mcfarland, Thomas E. Baker
The Need For A New National Court, Douglas D. Mcfarland, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
By any measure, the Supreme Court is tremendously overburdened. Statistics speak clearly on this point; sometimes they shout. After the caseload relief provided by the Judges' Bill, 4 which was passed in I925 and took effect during the I928 Term, the Supreme Court caseload grew slowly for thirty years. Beginning in the I96os, growth sharply accelerated, and during the I970S and I98os, the numbers exploded.
The Inherent Power To Impose Sanctions: How A Federal Judge Is Like An 800-Pound Gorilla, Thomas E. Baker
The Inherent Power To Impose Sanctions: How A Federal Judge Is Like An 800-Pound Gorilla, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Inherent sanctions, like Rule 11 sanctions, may be imposed against any person responsible for wrongdoing, regardless of whether that person is a litigant or an attorney. Sanctionable wrongdoing includes pre litigation misconduct, as well as abuses of process that occur beyond the courtroom, such as the willful disobedience of an otherwise valid court order, so long as the court affords a violation due process before imposing sanctions. In addition to Rule 11's function as a deterrent, inherent sanctions further the goals of compensation and punishment.
Some Preliminary Thoughts On Long-Range Planning For The Federal Judiciary, Thomas E. Baker
Some Preliminary Thoughts On Long-Range Planning For The Federal Judiciary, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Professor Baker gives his prescription for the Long-Range Planning Committee of the Judicial Conference. First, he considers the "mission" of the federal courts, explaining that there should be no single, objectively correct conception of the role of the federal courts. Second, he discusses his conception of long-range planning, in terms of a relatively short event horizon and the absolutely wide-open scope of the range of proposals that are relevant to the work of the Committee. Third, he describes his preliminary thoughts on the role of the Committee to be a kind of permanent Federal Courts Study Committee modeled after comparable …
The Appeals Process, Thomas M. Reavley, Thomas E. Baker, William M. Richman
The Appeals Process, Thomas M. Reavley, Thomas E. Baker, William M. Richman
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Taking Another Measure Of The "Crisis Of Volume" In The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker, Denis J. Hauptly
Taking Another Measure Of The "Crisis Of Volume" In The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker, Denis J. Hauptly
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
“Our Federalism” In Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco, Inc. Or How The Younger Doctrine Keeps Getting Older Not Better, Thomas E. Baker
“Our Federalism” In Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco, Inc. Or How The Younger Doctrine Keeps Getting Older Not Better, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Imagining The Alternative Futures Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
Imagining The Alternative Futures Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Any number of extramural or structural reforms have been proposed over the years to solve the present problems and to meet the future needs of the United States Courts of Appeals. Some have been on the drawing board for a long time, while others are much more novel. In this article, Professor Baker gathers the more provocative extramural or structural proposals that have coalesced thus far in the decades-long debate over what Congress should do about the intermediate federal appellate courts. The Final Report of the Federal Courts Study Committee is the point of departure for this "inquiry and discussion."
Precedent Times Three: Stare Decisis In The Divided Fifth Circuit, Thomas E. Baker
Precedent Times Three: Stare Decisis In The Divided Fifth Circuit, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
October 1, 1981, marked a milestone in the history of our federal courts. On that day the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 (Reorganization Act) divided the" former fifth circuit" into the" new fifth circuit," composed of the District of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and the new" eleventh circuit," composed of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
Not Another Constitutional Law Course: A Proposal To Teach A Course On The Constitution, Thomas E. Baker
Not Another Constitutional Law Course: A Proposal To Teach A Course On The Constitution, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Professors Baker and Viator discuss the shortcomings of the current law school constitutional law curriculum. They lament the emphasis on current Supreme Court cases to the almost complete exclusion of the actual text of the Constitution and writings of the intellectual and philosophical history from which it sprang. The professors then lay out a syllabus for their proposed three credit constitutional law class.
Mastering Modern Constitutional Law, Thomas E. Baker
Mastering Modern Constitutional Law, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Constitutional Law is “tough law.” It is tough to master – tough to teach and tough to learn. There are several reasons for this thorough difficulty. First, it is not an exaggeration to say that the fate of the nation is often at stake in constitutional cases and controversies, and constitutional decisions have shaped our history as a people. Second, we Americans can lay claim to inventing the field, and we have been continuously preoccupied with reinventing it for more than two centuries of applied political philosophy. Third, the Supreme Court is one of the most fascinating institutions inside or …
On Redrawing Circuit Boundaries — Why The Proposal To Divide The United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit Is Not Such A Good Idea, Thomas E. Baker
On Redrawing Circuit Boundaries — Why The Proposal To Divide The United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit Is Not Such A Good Idea, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
The current U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit covers Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Nearly 46 million people live within its boundaries. As a result, the 9th Circuit has the largest caseload and takes the most time of any federal circuit court to dispose of cases. Despite all of this, Professor Baker lays out his argument for why dividing the 9th Circuit is wrong-headed. He starts by giving a detailed history of U.S. circuit courts, including the recent experience of splitting the 5th Circuit. He then takes on …
Intramural Reforms: How The U.S. Courts Of Appeals Have Helped Themselves, Thomas E. Baker
Intramural Reforms: How The U.S. Courts Of Appeals Have Helped Themselves, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Dam Federal Jurisdiction!, Thomas E. Baker
Dam Federal Jurisdiction!, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
From the outset, the reader should be familiar with our script. Our threefold purpose in writing this essay is to be at once descriptive, evaluative, and prescriptive. We shall describe briefly the decisions of the United States Supreme Court during the 1981 Term in the broad field of federal jurisdiction, and shall compare and contrast those decisions with the past decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Constitutional Law, Thomas E. Baker
Constitutional Law, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
This 1981 article discusses principles of federal constitutional law. Professor Baker notes that the constitutional decisions of the courts of appeals will continue to increase in number and importance as the burgeoning federal caseload grows. Professor Baker analyzes how the Fifth Circuit dealt with constitutional principles in the year preceding the article. The article commences with a discussion of cases dealing with justiciability issues. The justiciability issues discussed include standing, mootness, advisory opinions, political questions, ripeness, and Eleventh Amendment issues. Next, Professor Baker discusses cases construing the Commerce Clause. Next, the article discusses cases dealing with due process issues, both …
Constitutional Theory In A Nutshell, Thomas E. Baker
Constitutional Theory In A Nutshell, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.
Federal Jurisdiction, Thomas E. Baker
An Introduction To Federal Court Rulemaking Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
An Introduction To Federal Court Rulemaking Procedure, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
Toward the end of September 1990 at a closed meeting in Washington, DC, the Judicial Conference of the United States passed on a substantial set of proposed amendments to the rules of practice and procedure of the federal courts. The new appellate rules authorized local circuit rules on electronic filing, required a jurisdictional statement in the appellant's brief and eliminated some inconsistencies in the notice rules for admiralty appeals.
Eighth Amendment Challenges To The Length Of A Criminal Sentence: Following The Supreme Court “From Precedent To Precedent”, Thomas E. Baker, Fletcher N. Baldwin Jr
Eighth Amendment Challenges To The Length Of A Criminal Sentence: Following The Supreme Court “From Precedent To Precedent”, Thomas E. Baker, Fletcher N. Baldwin Jr
Thomas E. Baker
Defendant A was convicted twice previously of felonies and sentenced to prison for fraudulent use of a credit card ($80.00) and for passing a forged check ($28.36). Upon his third felony conviction for obtaining money by false pretenses ($120.75), he received a mandatory life sentence under a state recidivist statute.
Book Review Of Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir, By John Paul Stevens, Thomas E. Baker
Book Review Of Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir, By John Paul Stevens, Thomas E. Baker
Thomas E. Baker
No abstract provided.