by George Socha
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3“Artificial Intelligence in the Law” should be the tagline for what’s next in legal technology, if coverage in the legal press is any guide. Lawyers and vendors alike are extolling […]
by James Griffith
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3In a recent article concerning the supreme court confirmation process, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — my former law school professor — was recently quoted as saying she hoped that in […]
by Joseph Kimble
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3REDLINES Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, simplifies and adds punch with some fairly quick fixes. He notes: The opinion deals with Defendant’s motion to quash Plaintiff’s notice of deposition. Before […]
by William Raftery
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3Often thought of as a local issue to be handled exclusively by sheriffs and law enforcement, court security is becoming more commonly viewed as a situation that requires input and […]
by Lee Rosenthal
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3“Unwarranted.” Few words mean as many things to hardworking judges. “Unwarranted” can mean that an action is “unauthorized,” as in “not permitted” or affirmatively “forbidden.” It can mean that an […]
by J. Travis Laster and Kenneth A. Adams
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3Contracts can lead to litigation. It’s standard for drafters to anticipate litigation by including in a contract rules for interpreting it. That’s why contracts usually specify a governing law.1 And […]
by Margaret H. Lemos, Carolyn B. Kuhl, Don R. Willett, Ernest A. Young, David F. Levi and H. Jefferson Powell
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3These are interesting times for the judiciary. Tackling questions of judicial independence, the balance of powers, judicial selection methods, and more, a panel of Duke Law faculty and alumni judges […]
by John K. Rabiej
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure should be abrogated. I speak not of the criticisms of the rules as a failure to ensure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of […]
by Gene E.K. Pratter
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3The Eastern District of Pennsylvania is a large, collegial trial court where quick humor and timely touches of humanity are as highly valued as intelligence and integrity. Even though this […]
by Jeffrey Sutton and Derek A. Webb
Autumn 2017 | Volume 101 Number 3At 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, 2016, as most Americans were settling in to watch college football games or preparing to go to a New Year’s Eve party, Chief […]