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Researching Civil Justice: Problems And Pitfalls, Deborah R. Hensler Jul 1988

Researching Civil Justice: Problems And Pitfalls, Deborah R. Hensler

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Perfecting Federal Civil Rules: A Proposal For Restricted Field Experiments, Laurens Walker Jul 1988

Perfecting Federal Civil Rules: A Proposal For Restricted Field Experiments, Laurens Walker

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Procedure-Impact Studies In The Administration Of Justice, Maurice Rosenberg Jul 1988

The Impact Of Procedure-Impact Studies In The Administration Of Justice, Maurice Rosenberg

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest For Racial Justice, Kevin Edward Kennedy May 1988

And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest For Racial Justice, Kevin Edward Kennedy

Michigan Law Review

A Review of And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice by Derrick A. Bell


The Conditions Of Discretion: Autonomy, Community, Bureaucracy, Steven F. Cherry May 1988

The Conditions Of Discretion: Autonomy, Community, Bureaucracy, Steven F. Cherry

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Conditions of Discretion: Autonomy, Community, Bureaucracy/em by Joel F. Handler


In Search Of The Virtuous Prosecutor: A Conceptual Framework, Stanley Z. Fisher Apr 1988

In Search Of The Virtuous Prosecutor: A Conceptual Framework, Stanley Z. Fisher

Faculty Scholarship

Questions about the scope and content of the duty to "seek justice" pervade prosecutorial work. Prosecutors are required to serve in a dual role: they are both advocates seeking conviction and "ministers of justice." Observers have complained about a tendency on the part of prosecutors to prefer the former of these "schizophrenic" obligations to the latter. This is commonly described as a tendency to behave overzealously or according to a "conviction psychology. ' "


Procedural And Substantive Problems In Complex Litigation Arising From Disasters, Jack B. Weinstein Jan 1988

Procedural And Substantive Problems In Complex Litigation Arising From Disasters, Jack B. Weinstein

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Distorted Mirror: The Supreme Court's Shimmering View Of Summary Judgment, Directed Verdict, And The Value Of Adjudication, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jan 1988

A Distorted Mirror: The Supreme Court's Shimmering View Of Summary Judgment, Directed Verdict, And The Value Of Adjudication, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Scholarly Works

As almost anyone alive during the past decade knows, this is the era of the ‘litigation explosion,’ or there is at least the perception that a litigation explosion exists. Although all agree that the absolute number of lawsuits has increased in virtually every corner of the state and federal court systems, there exists vigorous debate about whether the increase is unusual in relative or historical terms and even more vigorous debate about whether the absolute increase in cases symbolizes the American concern for fairness and justice or represents a surge in frivolous or trivial disputes needlessly clogging the courts. As …