Law & Culture
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Independent Spending in State Supreme Court Elections After Citizens United
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureIn January 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled that bans on independent expenditures by labor unions and corporations violated the First Amendmentâs guarantee of free expression. Given the polarizing […]
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The Decline in Federal Civil Trials: An Imagined Conversation
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of Judicature[The Scene] The first conversation takes place in the chambers of Federal District Judge Nielsen Prius. Prius enters chambers from the courtroom door behind his desk, doffs his black robe, […]
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Why Problem-Solving Principles Should Not Be Grafted onto Mainstream Courts
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureProblem-solving courts seek to broaden the focus of courts from simply adjudicating cases to changing the future behavior of litigants and ensuring the well-being of the communities they serve. Advocates […]
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Five Dos and Don’ts for Lawyers and Judges
by James S. Moody, Stephen D. Susman and Ashley Moody
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureWe all know itâs true:  Judges do things that bug lawyers. Lawyers do things that bug judges. So we asked a brave lawyer and a couple of judges (a father and daughter) […]
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When the Press Collides with Justice
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeThere has been much talk lately of what is called Trial by Newspaper.In recent months there have been a number of cases in the courts which have aroused widespread public […]
From the Editor in Chief
From the Editor-in-Chief John C. Anderson
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeWelcome to the latest edition of Judicature! This issue includes a wonderful article on judicial oversight of covert action, written by Judge Diane Wood, Chilton Varner, and Douglas Young, with […]
Briefs
As I See It: Summer 2016
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeYou get the call from the Chief Justice of the United States asking you to serve on the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Youâre honored. Moments after accepting, you ask […]
Book Review
Thinking Fundamentally About Judicial Review
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeTara Smith asks: âHow should courts interpret the law? By fidelity to the text? To the will of the people? To certain moral ideals?â In Judicial Review in an Objective […]
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The NCSC marks 50 years of service to state courts
by Jesse Rutledge and Charles F. Campbell
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceWhen Chief Justice Warren Burger called for the creation of “A National Center for State Courts” at the first National Conference of the Judiciary in 1971, it is safe to assume […]
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The Clerkship Academia Continuum
by Merritt McAlister and Katherine Mims Crocker
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceIn the spring 2021 edition of Judicature (Vol. 105 No. 1), Florida International University Law Professor Howard Wasserman published data analyzing the number of current law professors who have served in clerkships […]