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AJS-a strong, rich, and vibrant voice
Sep 01, 2009; ... It is an extraordinary honor to serve as your president. Often, one's actions can cause unforeseen consequences and this is what happened when I was offered a gift! About 15 years ago, as an active member of the League of Women Voters, I was asked to join the Coalition for Justice, a ...
The puzzle of memory: Reflections on the divergence of truth and accuracy
Sep 01, 2009; ... Memory is not an exact faculty, a tape recorder replaying an imprinted vision of exactly what happened. An experienced judge can tell when it's coming. A lawyer has progressed in his or her cross-examination of a witness to the point where an inconsistency has finally reared its ugly ...
It is time to end the war on drugs
Sep 01, 2009; ... An over-reliance on law enforcement and incarceration to address the drug problem has led to seriously adverse consequences not only for public health, but also for the courts and correctional systems. A three-year-old visits his mom each month for a few hours. She never reads him a ...
Spreading the news
Sep 01, 2009; ... Communicating with the MEDIA during high-profile trials In a society in which each individual has but limited time and resources with which to observe at first han the operations of his government, he relies necessarily upon the press to bring him in convenient form the facts of those ...
Evolution of judicial careers in the federal courts, 1789-2008
Sep 01, 2009; ... In the past few decades, some signs of change in the judicial careers of federal judges have appeared. The most widely noted has been the strong tendency to recruit Supreme Court nominees from the ranks of sitting federal judges. After the selection of Sandra Day O'Con- nor every Court nominee ...