Law & Culture
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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 […]
A Finer Point
A Poem: Substance Abuse Trial (PDF)
by Jane Mead
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedSubstance Abuse Trial He mispronounces you, the judge, rhyming your first with your second name, making you into something ridiculous: Gillis Willis Mead. But you stand as still as they […]
Redlines
The Wonderfully Versatile Em-Dash (PDF)
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedWe all know that legal writing could benefit from more periods. A strong contender for the second most neglected punctuation mark in legal writing is the em-dash, the long dash.
Book Review
Stopping the Presses: National Security Meets Freedom of Speech
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedThere are at least two points of consensus among those who study national security secrecy: First, the government must keep some secrets in order to protect national security. Second, a […]
In Conversation
Ebb and Flow
by David Collins and Laurence R. Helfer
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022), Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn their article, Human Rights in Europe? (European Journal of international law, Vol. 31 No. 3 (2020)), LAURENCE R. HELFER, the Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law at Duke University, and ERIK VOETEN, the […]
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Civics Education Resources
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedHere are just a few of the many civics education resources mentioned in this edition of Judicature.
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Civics Tools for Teachers
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged“It may be an easy thing to make a Republic; but it is a very laborious thing to make Republicans; and woe to the republic that rests upon no better […]
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Critical Life Skills Through Courtroom Experiences
by Robin L. Rosenberg, Beth Bloom and Hayley Lawrence
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedOften, problems come as problems. We know them when we see them; when we feel that unmistakable pit in our stomachs. But sometimes, the problems that arrive on our doorstep […]
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One of the Most Rewarding Things I’ve Done as a Judge
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedWhile working as a United States magistrate judge, I had the great (and rather humbling) honor to serve as national president of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) from 2016 to […]
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A Model for Adult Civics Education
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedAmericans are more likely to interact with their state and local governments than their federal counterparts — and that includes the courts. State courts hear more than 90 percent of […]