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Article • October 15, 1996 • from PLN October, 1996
The "Honorable Men" Defense by Mumia Abu-Jamal [Editor's Note: With this issue PLN welcomes its third quarterly columnist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, a political prisoner on death row in Pennsylvania.] "The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault; And grievously hath Caesar …
Article • October 15, 1995 • from PLN October, 1995
AZ's War on the Federal Judiciary by In large class action suits when courts find constitutional violations they sometimes order large-scale changes. This is especially the case in institutional reform litigation that typically involves prisons. To ensure that court orders are being carried out and to measure progress, which sometimes …
AZ Court Affirms Food Packages by In an Order dated April 7, 1995, United States District Judge C.A. Muecke ruled in Hook v. Arizona, No. CIV 73-97 PHX CAM, that Arizona inmates will continue to receive three 25 pound food packages at Christmas. Arizona inmates will also be allowed once …
Court Clerk Suable by Don Curry is an Illinois state prisoner who was convicted of sexual assault in 1990. He filed a notice of appeal in the county court. Illinois law requires, upon receipt of a notice of appeal, that the circuit court clerk prepare and deliver a copy of …
Article • August 15, 1994 • from PLN August, 1994
Little Diversity in WA State Courts by A survey conducted by the Washington State Supreme Court's task force on diversity in the judiciary yielded not very surprising results. Out of 451 state judges in Washington 95 percent, all but 22, are white. Only three of those 22 are in courts …
Article • February 15, 1994 • from PLN February, 1994
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Rule of Law or Rule of Five? by Mark Tushnet By Mark Tushnet During her confirmation hearings Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeatedly described the role of the Supreme Court Justice as one of enforcing the rule of law. When she begins to work on the Court's cases, though, she may find …
Article • November 15, 1993 • from PLN November, 1993
Pages from a Jailhouse Journal by Nick DiSpoldo By Nick DiSpoldo The present Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, has modified nearly all of the rights granted prisoners under the Warren court (1953 -- 69). Mr. Rehnquist, whom I suspect serves as technical advisor for television's Night Court …
Article • January 15, 1993 • from PLN January, 1993
A Nation in Chains by "Presidents Reagan and Bush have ensured that the federal courts will not be representative. Instead, they are a bastion of White America. They stand as a symbol of White Power." Can you guess who said these words? I'll wager most folks missed the identity of …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Supreme Court Chides Ninth Circuit on Delays in Harris Execution by California's execution of Robert Alton Harris - the state's first execution in 25 years - has highlighted tension between the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals over the death penalty appeals process. Judges on …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" by Retiring Judge Calls Sentencing Guidelines "Travesty of Justice" In retiring from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals January 1, Chief Justice Donald P. Lay said that "the greater disappointment" of his experience was the law's failure to deal with fair …
Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992
Supreme Court Informers by Paul Wright The most recent (#39) issue of Covert Action Information Bulletin contains an interesting article by Alexander Charns titled "FBI Involvement in the Supreme Court." Mr. Charns is a lawyer who has written a book concerning the FBI and the American judiciary. In this article …
Article • December 15, 1991 • from PLN December, 1991
From The Editor by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Welcome to the December issue of PLN . When you receive this issue the whole commercialized Christmas season will be in full swing. So in the spirit of giving, if you haven't donated to PLN yet this is a great time …
Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991
From The Editor by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN . As I write this, I just saw on the news that Thurgood Marshall, the first and only black person to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, is resigning due to age and health reasons. …
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Appendix Two Judicial Selection Methods File: Varsho Created on: 4/29/2007 4:10:00 PM 494 Last Printed: 4/29/2007 4:17:00 PM [Vol. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW TABLE 3: VARIATIONS ON STATE SELECTION METHODS State Selection Method References Vermont The governor appoints judges from a list provided by the judicial nominating board, …
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2007 Year-end Report on the Federal Judiciary 2008 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE January 1, 2008, 12:01 a.m. E.S.T. For further information, contact the Public Information Office 202-479-3211 2007 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary On a warm and sunny Wednesday in September of the past year, a Russian judge, accompanied by …
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Usms Hattiesburg Inciden Dec 2007 Description of document: US Department of Justice US Marshals Service investigative summary of “The Hattiesburg Incident” of 07-April-2004 (image only version) Released date: 12-December-2007 Posted date: 12-December-2007 Posted date: TBD Title of Document Various Source of document: FOIA/PA Officer Office of General Counsel Department of …
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Senate Judiciary State Tort Claims Act and Fiscal Impact on Corrections 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations Committees FROM: Robert Appel, Executive Director DATE: May 13, 2009 RE: STATE TORT CLAIMS ACT AND THE POTENTAIL FISCAL IMPACT ON CORRECTIONS OF S. 97—STATE ________________________________________________________________________ TITLE 12: CH. …
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Us Gao Federal Judgeship Workload Measures Report 2009 United States Government Accountability Office GAO Statement for the Record, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS The General Accuracy of District …
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Nashville Post Article on Puryear Nomination 2008 Puryear's judicial bid takes another hit | Affairs of State | NashvillePost.... 1 of 2 http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/5/7/puryears_judicial_bid_tak... Puryear's judicial bid takes another hit Articles have Washington insiders saying Corrections Corp. general counsel should keep his day job By Ken Whitehouse 05-07-2008 11:13 AM — …
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Harvard Law Review Whose Eyes Are You Going to Believe Perils of Cognitive Illiberalism Jan 2009 VOLUME 122 JANUARY 2009 NUMBER 3 © 2009 by The Harvard Law Review Association ARTICLE WHOSE EYES ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? SCOTT V. HARRIS AND THE PERILS OF COGNITIVE ILLIBERALISM Dan M. Kahan, …
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