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The New Restatement of Employment Law: An Analytical Synopsis

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

In April 2015, the American Law Institute published the Restatement of Employment Law, its first publication focusing on this area of law. The single volume consists of 550 pages and […]

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DOS and DON’TS for Lawyers in a Changing World

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

If you could see a dialogue bubble above the judge’s head showing what the judge is thinking while certain events unfold in the courtroom, you would be surprised at how […]

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Why Are State Judges Among Us?

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

A considerable number of judges are stepping away from the bench and their chambers in order to interact with the public through judicial outreach activities. Why? We execute a nationwide survey […]

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Federal Judges and Public Attention

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Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?

{THE CAST OF CHARACTERS} Federal courts law professor LANG FELL Federal circuit judge COAR DAPPEL Federal district judge NIELSEN PRIUS Federal bankruptcy judge CHIP TERLEVEN Federal magistrate judge MADGE STRAIT Federal trial lawyer TALAGUD STOREY Federal […]

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The Fluidity of Judicial Coalitions

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Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?

A surprising look at coalitions within the supreme courts of the United States and Indiana In June 2001, the United States Supreme Court decided three closely watched deportation cases by […]

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Picking Up Where Aerospatiale Left Off: Merits-Based Discovery, Foreign Parties, And Uncertain Personal Jurisdiction

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Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?

It is now well established that a United States federal court may compel a foreign party challenging the court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction to engage in jurisdictional discovery pursuant to […]

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An Uphill Battle: How China’s obsession with social stability is blocking judicial reform

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Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?

During the past three years, China has proclaimed a judicial reform campaign that aims to follow the “rule by law” (yifa zhiguo) in civil dispute resolutions. In delivering the 2014 […]

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Who appointed me God? Reflections of a Judge on Criminal Sentencing

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Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?

In my 14 years as a federal district judge, I estimate that I have sentenced well over 2,000 individuals.1 Sentencing is the most multifaceted, emotional, and challenging task a judge […]

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Money or Justice? How Fees and Fines Have Contributed to Distrust and What Chief Justices Can Do About It

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Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She Goes

Duke Law Dean David F. Levi recently convened a roundtable discussion among leaders of a national task force that aims to study and address the courts’ role in the problems […]

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The U.S. Constitution and Judicial Qualifications: A Curious Omission

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Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She Goes

The Constitution carefully spells out qualifications for President and members of Congress, but is virtually silent with regard to judicial qualifications. Why? It is common knowledge that, under Article II of […]

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