ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (SCJI) In an October 20, 2010 e-mail discussing the Report, William K Weisenberg, Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence writes: “On behalf of the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (SCJI), I am pleased to present for your consideration recommendations and a report that…
The system for placing them with federal judges is breaking down. Karen Sloan National Law Journal October 18, 2010 Are the Wild West days of federal clerk hiring back? That’s what some law school administrators and judges fear. They worry that the voluntary system whereby federal judges wait until September…
From the Brennan Center for Justice, Fair Courts E-Lert October 15, 2010: Justice Elena Kagan’s decision to recuse herself in 25 of the cases the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear continues to inspire discussion about judicial disqualification. A New York Times editorial praises Justice Kagan’s decision, but questions…
October 13, 2010. Argument recap: Court doubts that failure to suppress confession is prejudicial in felony murder case posted by James Bickford at SCOTUSblog – On Tuesday, the Court heard oral argument in the case of *Premo v. Moore*. Overcriminalization 2.0: Developing Consensus Solutions posted by White Collar Crime Prof…
A significant note from the Duke Law Journal by Joanna Huang with the above title has been posted today September 29 on the Sentencing Law and Policy blog According to Ms. Huang, “…in 1987 the United States political and social systems lost trust in the judiciary and severely limited its…
.Following up on our postiing about U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Bryer, we wanted to share with you the following excerpts from news and commentary sent to us by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School September 24, 2010. 1.. On Thursday, the Senate…
Volume 3 Number 9 September 2010. September 2010 Detecting and Avoiding Fake Anti-Virus Software From the Desk of David Badertscher Your Computer Is Infected with Malware! You may be familiar with this or similar messages appearing on a website, urging you to take action purportedly designed to clean your allegedly…
I often find there is little time to read all of the books I would like, or even need, to and therefore find myself resorting to book reviews. Last Sunday I read a review that to me seemd exceptional and would like to share it with you. David Badertscher REVIEW::…
Apparently the court system in Missouri thinks so. In her article, Missouri Tells Judges Cost of Sentences, publsihed in the September 18 New York Times, Monica Davey reports that “When judges here [Missouri] sentence convicted criminals, a new and unusual variable is available for them to consider: what a given…
Justice John Paul Stevens’ career offers many lessons for those interested in learning about the attributes of a good judge, maintains an editorial in the July-August issue of Judicature, the journal of the American Judicature Society. As the editorial explains, Justice Stevens is someone who sets high personal standards, demanding…