Systems for Providing Indigent Defense: An Introduction
History of the public defense system, with an introduction for other articles exploring the issue in the colloquium.
The Review: Volume 14
Preview
Issue 1
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- Litigative Approaches to Enforcing the Right to Effective Assistace of Counsel in Criminal Cases
- Adversary System, Advocacy, and Effective Assistance of Counsel in Criminal Cases, The
- What is the Assistance of Counsel Effective For
- Determining Client Eligibility for Appointed Counsel: A Strategy for Reform in New York State
Issue 2
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Issue 3
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In Depth Reading
Volume 14 Issue 1
Criminal Trials, Negotiated Pleas, and the Effective Assistance of Counsel: Notes about and Toward a Theory of the Attorney's Role in Case Resolution
A critique of an article by Prof. Stephen Schulhofer arguing that Philadelphia bench trials do not necessarily create better outcomes for defendants.
Systemic Reform: Some Thoughts on Taking the Horse before the Cart
Critique of Wilson and Mounts approach to reforming public defender system, arguing that focus should not be on judiciary.
Adversary System, Advocacy, and Effective Assistance of Counsel in Criminal Cases, The
Review of constitutional jurisprudence on effective assistance of counsel; proposal of new model that accounts for due process and equal protections guarantees
Volume 14 Issue 2
Feminism's Idealist Error
Article exploring what sexual equality means under the law, analyzing ERISA, NLRA, and other key laws.
New Jersey v. T.L.O.--Closing the Schoolhouse Gate on the Fourth Amendment
Close examination of historical New Jersey v. T.L.O. 4th Amendment case regarding illegal search and seizure related to students' possessions at school.
Dual Sovereignty Exception to Double Jeopardy, The
Explanation of how the dual federal and state sovereignty system led to double jeopardy for criminal trials historically.
Legality of Detaining Refugees in the United States, The
History of "alien" detention in the U.S., beginning with 1950s and focusing on groups from Cuba, Haiti, and other nations, through challenges in the present.
Volume 14 Issue 3
Court-Ordered Mediation in Family Disputes: The New York Proposal
Analysis and endorsement of a court-ordered mediation proposal to improve the judicial system's approach to child custody disputes
Overview: Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Overview of areas trending towards alternative dispute resolution including custody, family disputes and international trade disputes
John V. Evans v. Jeff D.--Brief for Amici Curiae
Amicus brief arguing that defendant's tactic of coercing fee waivers in civil rights suits unethically creates a conflict of interest for plaintiff and attorney
New Meaning of Rule 68: Marek v. Chesny and beyond, The
Explores the implications of the Supreme Court's Marek v. Chesny decision on civil rights litigation and awarding attorney's fees; provides advice to plaintiffs
Volume 14 Issue 4
Politcally Motivated Boycotts with Commerical Benefits: A Consolidated Rule of Reason Judicial Standard
proposes new judicial standard for analyzing politically motivateas boycotts with potential benefits, a subject SCOTUS has not yet answered
Challenge of Symbolism, The
explores the need for white gay men to acknowledge their role as symbols of the privilege historically and currently enjoyed by white males
Colloquiums
Colloquium index, Volume 14
Repeat after Me: We Are Different--We Are the Same
personal narrative about being a black and gay woman and the need for blacks and gays to shed their fears of examining differences