Civics Education, Law & Culture
If adults lack knowledge or interest in civics, how can they model what it means to be a good citizen? For decades, federal and state courts have engaged in educational […]
Civics Education, Court Administration, Law & Culture
My first civics teacher was my father. He was a World War II veteran and a POW for 16 months, three of which were spent in extreme winter conditions on […]
Civics Education, Law & Culture, Rule of Law
The past few years have been a wild ride, and I say that as a former rodeo cowboy. America has endured a confluence of overlapping crises: pandemic, recession, impeachment, social […]
Civics Education, Judging, Law & Culture
Read how judges are taking up the call to improve and expand civics education — in schools, in civic organizations, and in courtrooms.
Civil Law
With multidistrict litigation cases occupying a full third of the federal docket, would you know how to litigate or adjudicate one? If your answer is a bit timid, it may […]
Law & Culture, Federal Courts
by Kyle C. Kopko and Erin Krause
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexOn March 28, 1996, Justices David Souter and Anthony Kennedy testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee to discuss the Supreme Court’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Souter, appointed by […]
Judging, Law & Culture
by Alex Kozinski and John Major
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchPublic interest in the American jury system is at an all-time high. Late last year, NPR’s hit podcast “Serial” pulled in over 1 million listeners per week as it recounted […]
Judging
by David F. Levi, Nathan Hecht, Robert Katzmann and Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchDean Levi turns to leaders in the judiciary — Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Supreme Court of California), Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht (Supreme Court of Texas), and Chief Judge Robert […]
Judging
Ideas for surmounting the biggest challenges facing the judiciary and the legal profession today. In delivering the Lloyd D. George Lecture on the Judicial Process at UNLV William S. Boyd […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
While federal magistrate judges are widely viewed as a highly qualified, experienced, and flexible corps of judicial officers who assist Article III district judges in docket management within the United States […]
