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Foreseeing Greatness? Measurable Performance Criteria And The Selection Of Supreme Court Justices, James J. Brudney Dec 2004

Foreseeing Greatness? Measurable Performance Criteria And The Selection Of Supreme Court Justices, James J. Brudney

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

This article contributes to an ongoing debate about the feasibility and desireability of measuring the "merit" of appellate judges--and their consequent Supreme Court potential--by using objective performance variables. Relying on the provocative and controversial "tournament criteria" proposed by Professors Stephen Choi and Mitu Gulati in two recent articles, Brudney assesses the "Supreme Court potential" of Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun based on their appellate court records. He finds that Burger's appellate performance appears more promising under the Choi and Gulati criteria, but then demonstrates how little guidance these quantitative assessments actually provide when reviewing the two men's careers on the …

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Sex, Lies, And Clients: From Bill Clinton To Oscar Wilde, Steven Lubet Aug 2004

Sex, Lies, And Clients: From Bill Clinton To Oscar Wilde, Steven Lubet

ExpressO

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Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer Feb 2004

Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

Drawing on two case studies, this article considers the allegation of a disgruntled author: 'Defamation was framed to protect the reputations of 19th century gentlemen hypocrites'. The first case study considers the litigation over Bob Ellis' unreliable political memoir, 'Goodbye Jerusalem', published by Random House. The second case study focuses upon the litigation over the allegation by Media Watch that Richard Carleton had plagarised a documentary entitled 'Cry from the Grave'. The article considers the meaning of defamatory imputations, the range of defences, and the available remedies. It highlights the competing arguments over the protection of reputation and privacy, artistic …

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Lives Of The Justices: Supreme Court Autobiographies, Laura K. Ray Jan 2004

Lives Of The Justices: Supreme Court Autobiographies, Laura K. Ray

Laura K. Ray

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