Federal Courts

Ten Years from the Bottom

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Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?

March 2009 marked the bottom of the worst stock market decline the United States has seen since the Great Depression. In the 17 months leading up to that date, the […]

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Sports in the Courts: The NCAA and the Future of Intercollegiate Revenue Sports

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Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?

On February 20, 2019, the Duke men’s basketball team met the team from the University of North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The much-hyped game featured […]

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Table for Nine

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Food traditions have always been important at the Supreme Court, as the justices have purposefully sought occasions to break bread together to reinforce cordiality and cooperation. Their most important culinary […]

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Clerking to Excess? The Case Against Second (and Third and Fourth) Clerkships

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

There can be too much of a good thing. We know that’s true for food and drink, but we haven’t yet realized it’s also true for judicial clerkships. There has […]

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The Courts’ Views on Ghostwriting Ethics

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

The Courts’ Views on Ghostwriting Ethics Are Wildly Divergent. It’s Time to Find Uniformity and Enhance Access to Justice. Since the mid-1990s, advocates for increased access to justice have touted […]

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Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics: The New Settlement Tools

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

By protecting the right to a jury, the state and federal constitutions recognize the fundamental value of having civil and criminal disputes resolved by laypersons. Actual trials, however, are relatively […]

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Guidance on New Rule 23 Class Action Settlement Provisions

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

On Dec. 1, 2018, amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Rule of Procedure 23 take effect. The amendments require lawyers to provide additional information up front for the court to […]

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Data Validation: A crucial step toward controlling and understanding your data

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

We all know the volume of data in litigation — particularly email data — continues to grow rapidly, with no sign of abating. That growth is forcing litigants to come […]

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Supreme Collaboration: Fun stories plus useful advice for would-be coauthors

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Collaborative writing can be a delicate endeavor for many judges, especially when collaborating with someone who is not a judge. Bryan Garner’s newest book, Nino and Me, offers not just […]

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Cell Phones in Court: Court cell phone policies attempt to balance risks with litigants’ needs

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

A resolution adopted by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators in August 2018 (Resolution 7) encourages courts to carefully review and assess their policies for […]

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