Author: Arthur D. HellmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
Book Description
Federal Courts
Author: Arthur D. HellmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
Book Description
Federal Rules of Court
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781663319005
Category : Court rules
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Federal Courts
Author: Peter Charles HofferPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199387907
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
There are moments in American history when all eyes are focused on a federal court: when its bench speaks for millions of Americans, and when its decision changes the course of history. More often, the story of the federal judiciary is simply a tale of hard work: of finding order in the chaotic system of state and federal law, local custom, and contentious lawyering. The Federal Courts is a story of all of these courts and the judges and justices who served on them, of the case law they made, and of the acts of Congress and the administrative organs that shaped the courts. But, even more importantly, this is a story of the courts' development and their vital part in America's history. Peter Charles Hoffer, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, and N. E. H. Hull's retelling of that history is framed the three key features that shape the federal courts' narrative: the separation of powers; the federal system, in which both the national and state governments are sovereign; and the widest circle: the democratic-republican framework of American self-government. The federal judiciary is not elective and its principal judges serve during good behavior rather than at the pleasure of Congress, the President, or the electorate. But the independence that lifetime tenure theoretically confers did not and does not isolate the judiciary from political currents, partisan quarrels, and public opinion. Many vital political issues came to the federal courts, and the courts' decisions in turn shaped American politics. The federal courts, while the least democratic branch in theory, have proved in some ways and at various times to be the most democratic: open to ordinary people seeking redress, for example. Litigation in the federal courts reflects the changing aspirations and values of America's many peoples. The Federal Courts is an essential account of the branch that provides what Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Judge Oliver Wendell Homes Jr. called "a magic mirror, wherein we see reflected our own lives."
Federal Courts
Author: Donald L. DoernbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9780314283689
Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The text is largely structured as before, but offers new teaching/learning possibilities because of the interactive features. There has been major restructuring of Chapters 1 (Justiciability) and 11 (Habeas Corpus) to make them more teachable. Chapter 3 reflects changes in the Court's approach to federal-question jurisdiction, with Merrell Dow fading into the background, replaced by Grable and Gunn v. Minton. The text also includes the two significant standing cases decided at the very end of the October 2012 Term: Hollingsworth v. Perry and Windsor v. United States.
Federal Courts
Author: Larry W. YacklePublisher:
ISBN: 9781611637434
Category : Actions and defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book identifies and explores the major problems now under discussion in law school courses typically denominated "Federal Courts" or "Federal Jurisdiction." It anticipates the questions that law faculty are likely to raise in class and gives students a head start in building satisfying responses. This book also functions as an update of Professor Yackle's previous book, entitled Federal Courts. The third edition of that book appeared in 2009.
Federal Courts Standards of Review
Author: Harry T. EdwardsPublisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This sophisticated but easy to understand exposition of the standards of review offers an invaluable resource for law students, law clerks, and practitioners. Decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals invariably are shaped by the applicable standards of review. Filling a huge gap in the literature, Standards of Review masterfully explains the standards controlling appellate review of district court decisions and agency actions. Leading academics have described the text as a superb treatment, clear and comprehensive, of a crucial aspect of every appellate case, that makes accessible even the most complex doctrines of review.
The Federal Courts
Author: Richard A. PosnerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674296275
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Drawing on economic and political theory, legal analysis, and his own extensive judicial experience, Posner sketches the history of the federal courts, describes the contemporary institution, appraises concerns that have been expressed with their performance, and presents a variety of proposals for both short-term and fundamental reform.
The Federal Judiciary
Author: Richard A. PosnerPublisher: Harvard
ISBN: 9780674975774
Category : LAW
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, and offers practical prescriptions for reform.
Federal Courts
Author: Larry W. YacklePublisher: Foundation Press
ISBN: 9781599414997
Category : Appellate procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The law school study aid Yackle's Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus examines federal court authority to review habeas petitions by state prisoners who claim they were convicted or sentenced in violation of their federal constitutional rights. Federal court authority under this heading has theoretical implications for the federal system, as well as practical significance for the implementation of constitutional standards in criminal cases, particularly in capital cases.
Cases and Materials on Federal Courts
Author: Michael WellsPublisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9781628100341
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 909
Book Description
The distinctive feature of this Federal Courts casebook, and the main difference between it and other Federal Courts books, is its systematic focus on remedial issues, especially the problems that arise when a litigant tries to enforce federal constitutional rights against state or federal governments and officers in the federal courts. Departing from the traditional approach of Federal Courts books, we begin with a chapter on section 1983 litigation. The book stresses economy of means, clarity of presentation, and attention to the real-world Federal Courts issues that students need to understand and anticipate. This edition covers the major cases decided by the Supreme Court over the past four years, either as principal cases or in the notes. The new Supreme Court decisions include Connick v. Thompson and Lane v. Franks (chapter 1), Minneci v. Pollard (chapter 2), Gunn v. Minton and Mims v. Arrow Financial Services (chapter 3), Already LLC v. Nike, Inc., Camreta v. Greene, Chafin v. Chafin, Hollingsworth v. Perry, United States v. Windsor, and Zivotofsky v. Clinton (chapter 4), Sossamon v. Texas and VOPA v. Stewart (chapter 5), Smith v. Bayer, Sprint Communications v. Jacobs, and Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus (chapter 6), White v. Woodall and McQuiggin v. Perkins (chapter 9), and Stern v. Marshall (chapter 10). We have extensively revised chapter 4 (standing and justiciability) and chapter 9 (habeas corpus.)