by David F. Levi, Joan Larsen, Allison Eid, Goodwin Liu and Jeffrey S. Sutton
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasJudge Jeffrey Sutton is one of our most respected and admired federal appellate judges. He has served on the Sixth Circuit, with chambers in Columbus, Ohio, since his appointment to […]
The following is an excerpt from 51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law (© 2018 by Jeffrey Sutton, published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.) […]
In recent years, there has been increased attention on sentencing, and particularly sentencing disparities. The thrust and focus of this attention have been on the statistics of sentencing and reforms, […]
Editor’s note: This article was written by Judge Jon O. Newman during his tenure as the Bolch Judicial Institute’s inaugural Distinguished Judge in Residence. The Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence […]
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 […]
by Gregg Costa
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsThere 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 […]
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 […]
by David Yokum, Christopher Robertson and Bernard Chao
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsBy 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 […]
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 […]
by George Socha and Saaya Shah
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsWe 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 […]