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The Constitutionalization Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 1999

The Constitutionalization Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein

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An Analysis Of Rule 11 Plea Bargain Options, S. Crincoli (Sigman) Jan 1999

An Analysis Of Rule 11 Plea Bargain Options, S. Crincoli (Sigman)

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Association Of American Law Schools Panel On The International Criminal Court, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1999

Association Of American Law Schools Panel On The International Criminal Court, Christopher L. Blakesley

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Professor Blakesley participates in this panel discussion on the International Criminal Court. The Association of American Law Schools sponsored the panel.


Representing Defendants On Charges Of Economic Crime: Unethical When Done For A Fee, David Orentlicher Jan 1999

Representing Defendants On Charges Of Economic Crime: Unethical When Done For A Fee, David Orentlicher

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Book Review, David S. Tanenhaus Jan 1999

Book Review, David S. Tanenhaus

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In his engaging The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice, political scientist Christopher P. Manfredi argues that Americans in the 1990s are still feeling the powerful and unintended consequences of a trilogy of Supreme Court decisions, Kent v. United States (1966), In re Gault (1967), and In re Winship (1970). In Gault, the most famous of these cases, Justice Abe Fortas announced that it was time for the “constitutional domestication” of the nation’s juvenile courts and began this process by extending limited due process protection to offenders during adjudicatory hearings. Fortas believed that these protections would shield juveniles from unlimited …


The Independent Counsel Statute: A Premature Demise, Julian A. Cook Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute: A Premature Demise, Julian A. Cook

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With the backdrop of the impeachment trial of President William Jefferson Clinton, Congress was confronted with the quandary of whether to reauthorize the independent counsel statute. As the statute approached its June 30, 1999 lapse date, lawmakers grappled with and bandied about an array of proposals, including statutory abandonment, in the midst of tremendous political tension and public fervor over the actions of the President, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and members of Congress. Ultimately, Congress allowed the statute to expire, leaving the prosecution of high-ranking Executive Branch officials in the hands of the Department of Justice. Advocates of reauthorization could …