Law & Culture
Briefs
As I See It: Bringing Diversity to MDL
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?Results of a recent empirical study dealing with plaintiff steering and other MDL committees paint a lopsided picture of white male-dominated judicial appointments. Findings from 2011 to 2016 show a […]
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In This Edition: Autumn 2015
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexDepartments Editor’s Note, Letters To The Editor Briefs On the Hill: PATENT Act Aims To Curb Patent Trolls When can judges engage in political activity? The Storied Third Branch A […]
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A Dozen Canons of Statutory and Constitutional Text Construction
by Bryan A. Garner and Antonin Scalia
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexSupremacy-of-Text Principle. The words of a governing text are of paramount concern, and what they convey, in their context, is what the text means. Principle of Interrelating Canons. No canon of interpretation […]
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Shooting From the Hip: Concealed Cameras in the United States Supreme Court
by Kyle C. Kopko and Erin Krause
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexOn March 28, 1996, Justices David Souter and Anthony Kennedy testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee to discuss the Supreme Court’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Souter, appointed by […]
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The Doctrine of the Last Antecedent, the Example in Barnhart, and Why Both Are Weak
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexStart with an innocuous example: men and women who are tall. Are you talking about all men or only those who are tall? That is, does the who-clause modify both nouns? There’s no […]
The Storied Third Branch
A Passion for Justice
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexWhen you call the name of the Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr., everyone reminisces about their cherished memories of this legal and judicial luminary who had a zeal for the […]
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When can judges engage in political activity?
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexWhen can judges serve on commissions or engage in political activity? Many provisions in the code of judicial conduct refer to “the law, the legal system, or the administration of […]
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Table of Contents – Summer 2015
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchFeatures JURORS ON FILM: WHY PUTTING CAMERAS IN THE JURY ROOM IS NOT AS CRAZY AS YOU THINK Alex Kozinski and John Major GRAND CHALLENGES, GRAND IDEAS: SURMOUNTING THE BIGGEST […]
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Predictability in the Law, Prized yet Not Promoted
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchA Study in Judicial Priorities Predictability in the law is treasured as a core value in American jurisprudence, yet in some cases judges make decisions that they know will diminish […]
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Why Putting Cameras In the Courtroom Is Not As Crazy As You Think
by Alex Kozinski and John Major
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchPublic interest in the American jury system is at an all-time high. Late last year, NPR’s hit podcast “Serial” pulled in over 1 million listeners per week as it recounted […]