The Judges: A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New MillenniumMacmillan, 2006 - 450 pages A survey of the American court system and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century cites the flaws in the nation's state-based system and the concepts of "equal justice" and "presumption of innocence." |
Contents
CONFRONTING THE MYTHS | 29 |
HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS | 47 |
THERAPY COURT IN BROOKLYN | 87 |
DECISIONS DECISIONS DECISIONS | 101 |
THE TAX COURT | 139 |
OF THE ENTERPRISE | 149 |
THE COLORADO WATER COURTS | 185 |
ELECTING AND SELECTING JUDGES | 197 |
TEACHING JUDGES TO JUDGE | 255 |
ADMINISTRATIVE | 285 |
THE POLITICS OF SUPREMACY | 305 |
THE LOSS OF AUTHORITY | 347 |
OPINIONS | 393 |
NOTES | 413 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 437 |
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