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ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
The Supreme Court of Japan: Commentary on the Recent Work of Scholars in the United States
In this Article, the author discusses the issues involving the Supreme Court of Japan (SCJ). It outlines the scholarly works of American law professors…
Tokiyasu Fujita -
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Appointing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Judges in the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump incessantly brags that American citizens selected him to “Make the Judiciary Great Again” and constantly reminds the public that…
Carl Tobias -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 6
Justice Stevens, The Writer
In any discussion about United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, you’re likely to hear him labeled in a variety of ways—as a…
Sonja R. West -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 6
Some Thoughts About a Former Colleague
Wiley Rutledge, for whom I served as a law clerk during the October 1947 Term of the Supreme Court, would sometimes reminisce about his…
Justice John Paul Stevens (Ret.) -
ArticleVol. 93 · Iss. 6
A Quantitative Analysis of Writing Style on the U.S. Supreme Court
This Article presents the results of a quantitative analysis of writing style for the entire corpus of US Supreme Court decisions. The basis for…
Keith Carlson, Michael A. Livermore & Daniel Rockmore -
ArticleVol. 93 · Iss. 1
Dedication
Robert J. Iversen served as a valued and dedicated member of the publication staff for Volumes 92 and 93 before his death. Rob was…
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ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 6
Scholarship, Teaching, and Protest
The preceding protest stems from Professor Michael McConnell’s use of an unredacted historical quote containing the N-word in one of his classes at Stanford…
John Inazu -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 6
Statement by Michael McConnell to Stanford Law School Community
On Wednesday, in connection with the debates over ratification of the Constitution in Virginia, I quoted an ugly racial epithet used by Patrick Henry.…
Michael W. McConnell -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 6
Statement by the Undersigned Editors of Volume 97
On May 27, 2020—two days after the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota—professor and former judge Michael McConnell, the author of…
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CommentaryVol. 91 · Iss. 1
Salvaging the 2013 Federal Law Clerk Hiring Season
Ten years ago, the judiciary instituted the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan, an employment system meant to regularize hiring in which most circuit and…
Carl Tobias -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 2
Evidence-Based Lawyer Regulation
The legal profession is losing its authority over the regulation of legal services. Recent changes in antitrust law have put state bar associations under…
Elizabeth Chambliss -
CommentaryVol. 98 · Iss. 3
Arbitrator Diversity: Can It Be Achieved?
The 2018 lawsuit Jay-Z brought against the American Arbitration Association (AAA) because the list of twelve arbitrators AAA provided in a breach of contract…
Sarah Rudolph Cole