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Book Review: Before Memory Fades... An Autobiography, Amit Kumar
Book Review: Before Memory Fades... An Autobiography, Amit Kumar
Journal of Research Initiatives
Title: Before Memory Fades…. An Autobiography
Author: Fali S. Nariman
Language: English
Year: 2010
Publisher: Hay House India
Total Pages: 454
Cause Judging, Justin Hansford
Cause Judging, Justin Hansford
Justin Hansford
Building on the framework of “cause lawyering” scholarship, this Article explores the fact that, in a similar tradition as a “cause lawyering” law practice animated by dedication to a cause, “cause judging” exists as well. This insight has implications for judicial ethics norms. The hyper-partisan nature of modern American life has already cast doubt on the possibility that politically appointed judges can ever truly attain the “appearance of impartiality” demanded by judicial recusal standards. Instead, judicial ethics norms should embrace the fact that judges have moral and political ideals that inform their rulings when they exercise judicial discretion, and that …