Review the selection of Supreme Court justices to learn more about the appointment and confirmation process. Find out the term length of a federal...
COURT Limit the TermsSen. Arlen Specter has an intriguing idea, that the Senate should take a more proactive role in the selection of U.S. Supreme Court justices. But that doesn't really get to the root of the problem.U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union...
In an historic ruling, the United States Supreme Court hasruledthat laws requiring youths convicted of murder to be sentenced to die in prison violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Writing for the majority in the decision concerning juvenile offenders, Justice Elena ...
"They were preparing mostly to take their licks and regroup. Now the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion has changed the subject," away from the looming recession, the surging inflation, and the rising crime rates in big cities, Ramsay said. The issue "will galvanize the Democratic base...
Image courtesy Creative Outlet B.C.’s court systems are moving towards becoming more modern in their in-court language. Announced Nov. 18 as part of updates to policies within B.C.’s Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, Justices will no longer be addressed as “my lady” and “m...
An Associate Judge usually has fewer or different administrative responsibilities than the Chief. Famously, on the Supreme Court of the United States, the most junior Associate Justice (currently Justice Elena Kagan), has the task of answering the door when the Justices are in private conference. ...
The Regulation of Turnover on the Supreme Court Over the past decade a dozen or so commentators have called for fixed terms of office for Supreme Court Justices. This Article presents a new and contrary analysis, treating life tenure as a regulatory regime that usefully can be unpacke... W...
amicus curiae: Latin for “friend of the court.” It is advice formally offered to the court in a brief filed by an entity interested in, but not a party to, the case. Amicus curiae participation is a staple of interest group activity in the US Supreme Court. ...
the rule of witness statement was practiced for more than 30 years and seemed to experience a gradual departure from its original purpose of having the non-legal witnesses to present written evidence of factual issues to the court. In recent years, many justices criticized the practices of witnes...
Some Thoughts on the Study of Judicial Behavior Back in the 1940s the political scientist C. Herman Pritchett began tallying the votes and opinions of Supreme Court Justices. His goal was to use data to ... Lee,Epstein - 《William & Mary Law Review》 被引量: 4发表: 2016年 The Structur...