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Managing Mass Tort Class Actions: Judicial Politics And Rulemaking In Three Acts, Toby S. Goldbach
Managing Mass Tort Class Actions: Judicial Politics And Rulemaking In Three Acts, Toby S. Goldbach
University of Miami Law Review
Judges take part in a variety of non-adjudicative tasks that shape the structure of litigation. In addition to their managerial functions, judges sit as administrative heads of court. They participate in civil justice reform projects and develop procedures for criminal and civil trials. What norms and principles ought to guide judges in this other work? In their casework we expect judges to be neutral and fair, setting aside politics and rationally following the law. Indeed, this article will demonstrate that there is good reason to insist on these qualities in both judges’ case-related and broader court-related reform activities. To test …
The Power Of Two Words To Split Circuits, Natalie Whitacre
The Power Of Two Words To Split Circuits, Natalie Whitacre
University of Miami Law Review
28 U.S.C. § 1782 authorizes federal judges to grant assistance to a “foreign or international tribunal” for discovery proceedings. The meaning of the term “foreign or international tribunal” has been the subject of much dispute. In 2019 the Sixth Circuit became the first court of appeals to extend the purview of the statute to private commercial arbitration, creating a circuit split. However, the use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in arbitral proceedings raises a number of questions about whether U.S. style discovery would impede the efficiency of arbitration and whether the practice could be extended to international tribunals located within …
Hurst V. Florida’S Ha’P’Orth Of Tar: The Need To Revisit Caldwell, Clemons, And Proffitt, Craig Trocino, Chance Meyer
Hurst V. Florida’S Ha’P’Orth Of Tar: The Need To Revisit Caldwell, Clemons, And Proffitt, Craig Trocino, Chance Meyer
University of Miami Law Review
In Hurst v. Florida, the Supreme Court held Florida’s death penalty scheme violated the Sixth Amendment because judges, rather than juries, found sentencing facts necessary to impose death. That Sixth Amendment ruling has implications for Florida’s Eighth Amendment jurisprudence.
Under the Eighth Amendment rule of Caldwell v. Mississippi, capital juries must appreciate their responsibility for death sentencing. Yet, Florida has instructed juries that their fact-findings merely support sentencing recommendations, while leaving the ultimate sentencing decision to a judge. Because Hurst clarifies that the Sixth Amendment requires juries to find the operative set of facts on which sentences are …
Why Can't We Be Friends? Judges' Use Of Social Media, John G. Browning
Why Can't We Be Friends? Judges' Use Of Social Media, John G. Browning
University of Miami Law Review
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Owen Fiss: Heroism In The Law, Paul W. Kahn
Owen Fiss: Heroism In The Law, Paul W. Kahn
University of Miami Law Review
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Sexual Harassment By Judges, Marina Angel
Sexual Harassment By Judges, Marina Angel
University of Miami Law Review
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Using Management Science To Assign Judges To Casetypes, Stuart S. Nagel, Miriam K. Mills
Using Management Science To Assign Judges To Casetypes, Stuart S. Nagel, Miriam K. Mills
University of Miami Law Review
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The Promise And The Performance Of The Missouri Plan: Judicial Selection In The Fifty States, Henry R. Glick
The Promise And The Performance Of The Missouri Plan: Judicial Selection In The Fifty States, Henry R. Glick
University of Miami Law Review
Attempts to improve the integrity of the judiciary have focused on the proper method of selecting judges. In this article, the author analyzes whether the Missouri Plan has achieved its expected goals: improving the selection process; emphasizing professional qualifications rather than political influence; and promoting superior decision-making by the bench.