Law & Culture
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JHEALTH: How the Tenth Circuit is Improving the Health and Performance of Federal Judges
by Timothy D. DeGiusti, Marcia S. Krieger and Michael H. Gendel
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailBeing a judge offers many benefits — prestige, intellectual stimulation, autonomy, and the opportunity to provide a community service. But the simple fact is that being a judge does not […]
Perspective
How Lockhart Really Should Have Been Decided: Canons of Construction Are Key
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailIn the winter 2017 issue of this journal, my friend and colleague Professor Joseph Kimble undertook an interesting exercise: rewriting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lockhart v. United States1 […]
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Decoding GDPR: Familiar Terms Could Cause Major Confusion When GDPR Takes Effect
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailOn May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect, replacing the aged European Data Protection Directive created in the year 1995. GDPR intends to harmonize data-protection laws […]
A Finer Point
The Public Domain: A Grand Reopening
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasIn 2019, for the first time in 20 years, a trove of creative works published in 1923 entered the U.S. public domain. Why the hiatus? These works were set to […]
Redlines
Another kick at dates and procedural detail (PDF)
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasThis isn’t the first time I’ve gone after unnecessary dates and procedural detail. (See the Autumn 2017 and Summer 2018 columns.) And it probably won’t be the last.
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State Judicial Selection: Reforms to Promote a Fair and Independent Judiciary
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasLess than a generation ago, state supreme court elections were subdued affairs. Candidates — to the extent they actively campaigned at all — primarily discussed their qualifications and backgrounds. Political […]
Briefs
Law Review Examines the Judiciary with “A View from the Inside”
by Heather Cron
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasThrough the Master of Judicial Studies degree program at Duke Law School, judges not only participate in rigorous courses taught by top legal scholars and professionals, but they also develop […]
Book Review
Does Merit Selection Work?
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?As states such as Iowa and Pennsylvania debate their judicial selection systems, whether merit selection works is the key question that motivates Greg Goelzhauser’s innovative and timely inquiry in Judicial […]
Book Review
How solitude can make you a better leader
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailIs solitude something we should seek or avoid? Is it helpful or detrimental to individuals, and specifically those who are leaders? If it is helpful, why is it particularly important […]
The Storied Third Branch
Pioneer Women: Ellen Bree Burns and Joan Glazer Margolis
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsAs an attorney practicing law in, and then a magistrate judge serving on the bench of, the District of Connecticut, I have had the good fortune to learn from many […]