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In Conversation with Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

Chief Justice Gageler speaks about his role and potential solutions to a few complex — and often global — problems that face the Australian judiciary.

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Can Judges Help Ease Mass Incarceration?

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

A scholar considers how judges have contributed to historically high incarceration rates — and how they can help reverse the trend. While the American criminal justice system was once known […]

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Free Speech on Campus: Examining the Campus Speech Debate Through a First Amendment Lens

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

PICTURED ABOVE: College students protest the Vietnam War at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s. (Classic Stock/Alamy stock Photo) Examining the campus speech debate through a First Amendment lens […]

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Invaluable Knowledge: How Trial Judge Experience Shapes Intermediate Appellate Review

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

As is true in many professions, experience matters. Specifically, prior experience as a trial judge can help intermediate appellate judges analyze trial rulings.3 For this conclusion, I rely on a case […]

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Redrafting All the Federal Court Rules: A 30-Year Odyssey

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

The Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States oversees the work of the five advisory committees that draft proposed new and […]

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An “Almost Sacred Responsibility”: The Rule of Law in Times of Peril

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

Retired Court of Appeals Judge Michael Luttig recently called his fellow members of the bar to action. “We lawyers,” he charged, “are weighted by an almost sacred responsibility” to defend […]

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Ukraine’s Supreme Court: Upholding Justice Amid War

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

February 24 marks two years since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest attack on a European country since World War II. Despite frequent air alerts and missile attacks, Ukraine’s […]

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the “Freshman Effect”

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Select Articles (Pre-2015) | Volumes 1-98

Contrary to expectations, the newest justice quickly adapted to her environment and almost immediately began participating fully in the work of the Court.

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The Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act: New Obligations for Federal Judges

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Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the Courts

The debate over an ethics code for Supreme Court justices has made headlines recently. But the justices — along with the rest of the federal judiciary — have long been […]

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Is Disclosure and Certification of the Use of Generative AI Really Necessary?

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Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the Courts

The news abounds with articles on the promises — and perils — of generative AI (GenAI) […]

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