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Communicating The Canons: How Lower Courts React When The Supreme Court Changes The Rules Of Statutory Interpretation, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Dec 2015

Communicating The Canons: How Lower Courts React When The Supreme Court Changes The Rules Of Statutory Interpretation, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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The Crime Of Conspiracy Thrives In Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court, Paul Marcus Dec 2015

The Crime Of Conspiracy Thrives In Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court, Paul Marcus

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2015-2016 Supreme Court Preview: Contents, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

2015-2016 Supreme Court Preview: Contents, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 2: Did The Roberts Court Turn Leftward?, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 2: Did The Roberts Court Turn Leftward?, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 1: Moot Court: Friedrichs V. California Teachers Association, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 1: Moot Court: Friedrichs V. California Teachers Association, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 3: Election Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 3: Election Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 4: Business Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 4: Business Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 7: Supreme Court Bar, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 7: Supreme Court Bar, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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2015-2016 Supreme Court Preview: Schedule And Panel Members, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

2015-2016 Supreme Court Preview: Schedule And Panel Members, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 8: Looking Ahead: Abortion And The Aca Contraception Mandate, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 8: Looking Ahead: Abortion And The Aca Contraception Mandate, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 5: Race, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 5: Race, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Measuring Party Polarization In Congress: Lessons From Congressional Participation In Amicus Curiae, Neal Devins Jul 2015

Measuring Party Polarization In Congress: Lessons From Congressional Participation In Amicus Curiae, Neal Devins

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First, I will detail the prevalence of party polarization and how party polarization has limited congressional interest in its institutional prerogatives vis-à-vis the executive. Second, I will discuss my research findings governing congressional amicus briefs. I will consider patterns in bipartisan filings over time (comparing the less polarized 1974–1985 Supreme Court terms with the more polarized 2002–2013 terms). I will also consider the types of issues lawmakers and their institutional counsel have pursued in their filings. This investigation will reveal a decline in briefs in institutional cases and an upswing in briefs on politically salient issues that divide the parties …


The Forms Had A Function: Rule 84 And The Appendix Of Forms As Guardians Of The Liberal Ethos In Civil Procedure, A. Benjamin Spencer Jul 2015

The Forms Had A Function: Rule 84 And The Appendix Of Forms As Guardians Of The Liberal Ethos In Civil Procedure, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Appendix of Forms that, from the time of their adoption have accom - panied the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are a seeming anachronism, more appropriate for a much simpler time that hardly characterizes modem day federal civil litigation. Perhaps the form for a negligence complaint is the most striking in this regard, offering only that at a certain time and place "the defendant negligently drove a motor vehicle against the plaintiff," causing harm.2 Not only does such a complaint fail to typify the negligence claims one might find on any federal docket, but it also fails to reflect …