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Federal Courts
A Statutory Oddity
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanThe Different and Sometimes Convoluted Ways that Congress Granted Circuit Court Trial Jurisdiction to the 19th-Century Federal District Courts Doing research for a book on the history of the federal […]
International
Leaving Afghanistan
by David F. Levi, Zohal Noori Rahiq, Susan Glazebrook, Tayeba Parsa, David Rivkin, Mark Ellis, Helena Kennedy, Allyson K. Duncan and Patricia Whalen
Judicature International (2021-22), Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanInternational organizations are working to evacuate Afghan women judges, who face particular peril under Taliban rule.
International, Rule of Law
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
Judicature International (2021-22), Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanThe current rule of law crisis has roots in Afghanistanās 2004 constitution, which created a flawed separation of powers system.
Criminal Law
Legal Standards By The Numbers
by Heidi L. Hansberry, Russell F. Canan, Molly Cannon and Richard Seltzer
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureJust after midnight on a warm summer night, a Caucasian woman was walking alone on the streets of Washington, D.C. All of a sudden, three young men she had never […]
Global, International, Criminal Law
Justice Jacksonās Persistent Post-Nuremberg Legacy
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanJustice Jacksonās post-Nuremberg legacy ā his ādispassionate approachā to criminal procedure ā continues to shape modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
International, Criminal Law
Last living Nuremberg Trial prosecutor recalls his work on the Einsatzgruppen Trial
by Benjamin Ferencz and Michael P. Scharf
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanDuring the Nuremberg Trials, Ferencz served as a principal trial lawyer for the U.S., working under chief prosecutors Justice Robert Jackson and Telford Taylor.
Law & Culture, State Courts
Independent Spending in State Supreme Court Elections After Citizens United
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureIn January 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled that bans on independent expenditures by labor unions and corporations violated the First Amendmentās guarantee of free expression. Given the polarizing […]
Law & Culture, Federal Courts
The Decline in Federal Civil Trials: An Imagined Conversation
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of Judicature[The Scene] The first conversation takes place in the chambers of Federal District Judge Nielsen Prius. Prius enters chambers from the courtroom door behind his desk, doffs his black robe, […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Why Problem-Solving Principles Should Not Be Grafted onto Mainstream Courts
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureProblem-solving courts seek to broaden the focus of courts from simply adjudicating cases to changing the future behavior of litigants and ensuring the well-being of the communities they serve. Advocates […]
Judging, Federal Courts
Easing Mandatory Minimums Will Not Be Enough
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureCongress is finally considering easing mandatory minimum penalties. However, this effort, even if successful, will need to be complemented by actions taken by the United States Sentencing Commission and federal […]