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City Of Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power V. Manhart, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

City Of Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power V. Manhart, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Regents Of University Of California V. Bakke, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Regents Of University Of California V. Bakke, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Monell V. Deptartment Of Social Services Of The City Of New York, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Monell V. Deptartment Of Social Services Of The City Of New York, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Santa Clara Pueblo V. Martinez, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Santa Clara Pueblo V. Martinez, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Chapters Of The Civil Jury, Doug Rendleman Jul 1977

Chapters Of The Civil Jury, Doug Rendleman

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The civil jury, though constitutionally protected by the seventh amendment, has remained a controversial institution throughout much of Anglo-American legal history. Our romantic ideals are questioned by critics who view the civil jury as prejudiced and unpredictable; proponents note the sense of fairness and "earthy wisdom" gained by community participation in the legal process. This debate surfaces in the process of accommodation between certain substantive goals of the law and the pre-verdict and post-verdict procedural devices courts have employed to control the jury. In this article, Professor Rendleman examines this conflict in his three "chapters" involving racially motivated discharges of …