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Cohabitant Benefits For Michigan State Workers Upheld, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2013

Cohabitant Benefits For Michigan State Workers Upheld, Arthur S. Leonard

Other Publications

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The Judge, He Cast His Robe Aside: Mental Health Courts, Dignity And Due Process, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2013

The Judge, He Cast His Robe Aside: Mental Health Courts, Dignity And Due Process, Michael L. Perlin

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One of the most important developments in the past two decades in the way that criminal defendants with mental disabilities are treated in the criminal process has been the creation and the expansion of mental health courts, one kind of “problem-solving court.” There are now over 300 such courts in operation in States, some dealing solely with misdemeanors, some solely with non-violent offenders, and some with no such restrictions. There is a wide range of dispositional alternatives available to judges in these cases, and an even wider range of judicial attitudes. And the entire concept of “mental health courts” is …


Dealing With The Appellate Caseload Crisis: The Report Of The Federal Courts Study Committee Revisited, Roger J. Miner '56 Jan 2013

Dealing With The Appellate Caseload Crisis: The Report Of The Federal Courts Study Committee Revisited, Roger J. Miner '56

Federal Court System and Administration

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